<p>Okay, I trust you :), but I just want to know for future reference. Why isn’t “about which” wrong? Could someone please explain the reasoning behind it for me?</p>
<p>^^ You must choose the most blatant error, not just the one that could be “improved”.</p>
<p>Grammatically, (C) must be chosen to fix the sentence</p>
<p>^ Actually, I don’t think it has to be the most “blatant” error because, I think, there can only be ONE error in a sentence on the SAT. There CANNOT be 2 right answer choices. Therefore, can ANYONE explain my question to me?</p>
<p>Ok here’s the verdict. </p>
<ol>
<li>You are correct. I thought about which was wrong but I guess it is right and the adverb thing makes sense now.</li>
<li>Incorrect.</li>
<li>You are correct; however, I could really use some further explanation.</li>
<li>Correct. I actually got this one correct, I believe, because the answer key said E but that cannot be correct because it addresses people and then you.</li>
<li>I understand your logic but can you explain why you chose 3 and why my reasoning was wrong? Thanks.</li>
</ol>
<p>Is number 2 B?
Edit: Apparently it’s C. </p>
<p>According to silverturtle:
When “ask” is used before another verb, “for” is not to be used. Some examples for “ask”:</p>
<p>“I asked for a new robotic pony” is acceptable because “ask” is being used transitively; that is, “pony” is the direct object of “asked.”</p>
<p>“I asked for Bob to take out the radioactive trash” is unacceptable because “asked” is not being used transitively; that is, “asked” is followed by a verb phrase: “Bob to take out…”</p>
<p>Thanks for the response & explanation. It was much better than anything that I found google searching. </p>
<p>So the last sentence should be “I asked that Bob take out the radioactive trash”. Correct?</p>
<p>Edit: Yes, sorry I forgot to answer your question; you are correct.</p>
<p>@IceQube
I remember you posting something about this earlier. What is the rule with gerunds? I saw this in another thread with something like “she didn’t care about my being cold.” Does it always have to be possessive and then gerund?</p>
<p>If you group them into 8’s like you did, you get a pattern like O-O-OO-O-O… because your repeating unit is “O-O-O.” What you want is a “O-” repeating unit. I think it would work if you used a unit of “O-O-O-” which is 9 spaces. Then 50/9 = 5. You will have 45 then add 5 more “O-O.” Note that each of the previous repeating units had 3 circles, so 3*5 = 15 and the final unit has 2 more. 15 + 2 = 17. Boom! Answer. :)</p>
<p>Wow the concept for number 2 seems pretty obscure. So you cannot use “ask for” when what is being asked for is an action? I will make note.</p>
<p>As for #3: Actually, I’m not sure what grammatical concept comes into play here. To me, it sounds like the action is implied - as if it will happen - with the “to” verb, and it just seems out of place. Also, I’ve seen a boatload of these questions. (Jeffrey to the rescue…? XD)</p>
<p>For 2, I might just be overcomplicating things, but one can also tell that “for” is incorrect, since the sentence follows the subjunctive. (Hint: be)</p>
<p>For 3,
“for” is suggests “purpose”. “to” is an action. There must be an action verb before “to”.</p>
<p>Aerial photography is thought to be the most efficient technique used to gather accurate information about the use of the land.</p>
<p>I think the answer can also be “of gathering”.</p>
<p>Here’s a tricky SC from an official SAT:</p>
<p>Rather than focusing on the ----- sequence of events, the historian Tillyard ----- a chronological approach and portrays, instead, the dominant belief patterns of an age. </p>
<p>a) rational … acknowledges
b) temporal … avoids
c) universal … embraces
d) qualitative … employs
e) unseen … forsakes</p>
<p>@IceQube, I’m torn between C and D, but C seems more logical. Is C the correct answer?</p>
<p>No, C is not the correct answer. The sentence provides some important context clues, so try looking at the sentence again :).</p>
<p>****, read it wrong. The answer is B, right?</p>
<p>Yea, I got B too…</p>
<p>The answer is B. I had narrowed it down to B and E, but I picked E. E would make no sense because “unseen” is generally not used to describe a “sequence of events.” “Temporal” fits perfectly because “temporal” is a term often used to describe periods of time.</p>
<p>I had narrowed it down to B and E because the second word of both choices - avoids and forsaken - both fit in the second blank. Note the contrast intended by the word “Rather.” The historian, instead of focusing on a “sequence of events” - or taking a “chronological approach,” chooses to focus on “belief patterns.” Therefore, the second blank has to be filled with a word such synonymous with “eschew” or “avoid” or “forsaken.” </p>
<p>E is the best choice because one of the MANY definitions of “temporal” is “of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time” or simply “chronological.” When I looked at “temporal,” however, I simply thought of “transient” and “ephemeral,” which are meanings of “temporal,” but those meanings do not match with the meaning that the College Board was looking for. </p>
<p>Nice work guys ;).</p>
<p>On a separate note - are we allowed to tear up our SAT booklet? I hate flipping back and forth. I just want to tear out a CR passage and eschew the flipping back and forth of pages. Has anyone done this :p?</p>
<p>Nah, I think I’m going to save that for 2 PM, January 28th. :)</p>
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<p>Good luck on your last SAT :D.</p>
<p>Dear diary:</p>
<p>I have printed out 3 old SATs (pre-2005 SATs) using the links SATQuantum so kindly provided:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1277787-links-additional-official-sat-practice-tests-collegeboard.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1277787-links-additional-official-sat-practice-tests-collegeboard.html</a></p>
<p>I have been practicing my sentence completions and CR with the old SATs. I’m glad to report that my vocab and passage-comprehension skills appear to be pretty good :). I’m a little worried about math though because I haven’t practiced math for quite a while!!! </p>
<p>Anyway, this is the last weekend before the SAT and I really don’t know how I’m going to do on this SAT I’m taking next weekend. I am inundated with school work - essays, assignments, labs, presentations, and so forth. I will literally have no time next week to prepare for the SAT, so I’m going to make the remainder of this weekend count :D!</p>
<p>A 2400 isn’t out of the question for me on test day, but I’m looking more at a 2200+ right now :(. </p>
<p>IceQube</p>
<p>Here is a very tough CB writing question:</p>
<p>When I learned that both events were scheduled for the same evening,
I found it difficult to choose between going to the basketball game
OR ATTEND the rock concert.</p>
<p>A. or attend
B. or to attend
C. or attending
D. and attending
E. and to attend</p>
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<p>The answer should be D, “and attending.” First, answer choice D corrects the parallelism issue present in the original sentence (“going” and “attend” are not parallel). Second, the correct construction is “between … and …”</p>