<p>hey icequeen its because it can either be “for her portrayal” or “for portraying”
for her portraying doesn’t work work because her should be a posessive pronoun, in other words, her should have a noun following it. </p>
<p>I hope that makes sense! I’m pretty sure on this</p>
<p>jesus christ iceqube you did an ABSOLOUTELY AMAZING JOB WITH THE QUIZ LET FLASHCARDS! THANKS SO MUCH! you are so generous and and you are truly doing something good for all the other SAT test takers out there! much thanks!</p>
<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>Here is a question from October QAS that I’m having a hard time figuring out:</p>
<p>The integer n is equal to k^2 for some integer k. If n is divisible by 24 and 10, what is the smallest possible value of n?</p>
<p>Can anyone help me out? Algebraic solution would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>LCM of 24 and 10 I presume?</p>
<p>It’s 240 .</p>
<p>I’m not sure though. The first part of the question doesn’t make any sense to me. :/</p>
<p>The integer n is equal to k^2 for some integer k. If n is divisible by 24 and 10, what is the smallest possible value of n?</p>
<p>n is a perfect square.</p>
<p>24 = 2<em>2</em>2<em>3
10 = 5</em>2</p>
<p>Let’s pair up the factors so that the product is also a perfect square.
(2<em>2)</em>(2<em>2)</em>(3<em>3)</em>(5*5) = 3600
n is 3600.</p>
<p>^ It’s actually 120, Kaizeras. But what I am having difficulty with, is finding a number that is divisible by both 24 and 10, AND is equal to the square of an integer (Or defined as k^2).</p>
<p>EDIT: Posted a bit too fast lol, that wasn’t directed at you Jeffery.</p>
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<p>I’m glad my Quizlet cards helped :D. I’m making all my flashcards public today and here’s the link to them :D:</p>
<p>[Poems’s</a> Dashboard | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/user/Poems/]Poems’s”>http://quizlet.com/user/Poems/)</p>
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<p>Yes - you have to use a possessive with a gerund :). I actually ran into another grammar problem similar to the one I posted earlier and this time I got it right :D. </p>
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<p>First, wow, 2380? Great score :D. Sorry about the essay though. </p>
<p>Second, thanks for your advice. I think I will keep typing my essays for now, but I have a long weekend coming up, and that weekend I will dedicate to handwriting my essays in cursive - I’m going to make my cursive all pretty just for the SAT :D.</p>
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<p>Thanks for elucidating this math problem :D. I have seen this type of problem many times, but I was stumped for a second, I have to admit :.</p>
<p>@IceQube and JefferyJung:</p>
<p>I read all the 200+ posts in this thread just now and I am highly impressed and amused. You both will score 2400 in the January test for sure.!</p>
<p>I just started studying SAT and got around 2080 on my diagnostic test. I am planning to give it this June for the first time. 2400 seems unrealistic so far. 2300+ would be my Nirvana :D</p>
<p>^I know you can do it as well :D. When I started this summer, I had a 1800 on a diagnostic :. I was pretty SAT agnostic back then :p.</p>
<p>Welcome to the forums as well, Airfan :).</p>
<p>You make me feel good. Real good. </p>
<p>And seriously an 1800? Man thats encouraging :P</p>
<p>By the way I am studying in Pakistan now. I used to live in U.S till last year. I am taking classes from this teacher here. He is really really good. Many of his students got 1600/1600 in English. Let’s see what becomes of me. I love following this thread. Keep posting :D</p>
<p>Hey guys no ones could you help me out on these writing questions?? thanks a lot</p>
<p>Q1. Most drivers (know not only that excessive speeding on highways wastes) gasoline, but also that it is dangerous.
A. the answer is the same thing in the brackets, but couldn’t it also be:
(are knowledgeable that excessive speeding on highways not only wastes)???</p>
<p>Q2: No one (objects to) his company, even though he has made insulting remarks (about) (almost every) member of the (group, when) he is a remarkably witty man.
A: D is the answer. I got that answer, but i guessed because it sounded awkward. is there a grammatical mistake there? </p>
<p>Q3: (Nearly all) of the editors of the magazines (agree) that of the two articles (to be published), Fujimara’s is the (more exciting). (No error)
A: E is the answer. But why? I thought it was D because shouldn’t it be “the more exciting one” ??? not just “more exciting” , iunno, that sounds strange to me!!!</p>
<p>@cecilia87:</p>
<p>Q1. I think that the other answer choice is also grammatical, but it makes the sentence unnecessarily passive.</p>
<p>Q2. Choice D should be “group, because.” Having “when” instead of “because” screws up the meaning of the sentence. Consider pulling out the clause “even though…group”. You are left with “No one objects to his company when he is a remarkably witty man” or “No one objects to his company because he is a remarkably witty man.”</p>
<p>Q3. There is no grammar error here. You have to be careful not to mark something just because it can be made better for the error identification portion of the test.</p>
<p>@teteatete thanks that helped a lot! :)</p>
<p>How are you guys doing the past QAS?</p>
<p>I downloaded the past QAS(and also past PSATs) through the link provided earlier.
I tried to print them but its not legible, but I CAN read them through PDF on screen.</p>
<p>I find it very challenging to do the test electronically…</p>
<p>Well I have done some sections of the first PSAT and I missed 3 in one of the math sections 1 in another of the math sections and the ones below in the writing section. Man, these are really hard for me, I feel as if sometimes I fly by and all the errors pop out at me and sometimes after reading the sentence aloud 4 or 5 times I still don’t see anything. I only missed sentence error ones 
Here they are:</p>
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<li><p>[Concerned that] the government was collecting [more than] [it was] spending, the Jackson administration sponsored a bill authorizing [loans of] the surplus to the states [No error]</p></li>
<li><p>In 1972, [while] [serving as] a congressional representative [from New York], Shirley Chisholm became the first African American women [to endeavor] the presidential nomination. [No error]</p></li>
<li><p>Its strategic location and [its importance to] [so many] religions are two of the [reasons that] the Middle East [has and will] continue to be a volatile part of the world. [No error]</p></li>
<li><p>[To a degree], the past is what people have interpreted it to be; nevertheless, it is fixed, and [to suppose it] changeable is to be foolish [indeed]. [No error]</p></li>
</ol>
<h1>29 I should have gotten but the rest I am unsure of.</h1>
<p>29 - No error.
30 - incorrect use of the word “endeavor”. It should read something like “endeavor to win”.
33 - has been and will
34 - No error.</p>
<p>Here’s another question i missed:</p>
<p>[One result of the fire department’s new contract is that they can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends.]</p>
<p>A) Same
B) As one result of its new contract, the fire department can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends.</p>
<p>Why is B correct? Couldn’t it also be A)?? I feel like they are both grammatically correct, so what’s wrong with the original sentence? </p>
<p>thanks a lot!!</p>
<p>In A, “they” cannot refer to anything.</p>
<p>One result of the fire department’s new contract is that [they] can no longer offer overtime pay on weekends.</p>
<p>I put the error in brackets. “They” cannot logically refer to the fire department’s new contract. In order for the sentence to be correct, they would have to be changed to “the fire department.” Hope that helps!</p>
<p>Is anyone doing the PSAT and QAS by printing; on paper?</p>