<p>Yeah. Can you explain it please? I did not know the meaning of spurious but I know what it means but still do not understand why that is the answer.</p>
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<p>Just use POE. A, C, D, and E are all out of left field; none are supported by the text. What did you think the answer was?</p>
<p>Also, think about hypocritical. We can say that a thief is hypocritical if he criticizes others for stealing. The thief blames others for the same qualities he himself can be blamed for. </p>
<p>Look back at the passage. Sentimentalists parade emotion. However, the sentimentalists are also unable to feel. Therefore, the sentimentalists are hypocritical. </p>
<p>Spurious means “apparently but not actually valid.” A spurious argument would be one which appears to possess verisimilitude but is actually faulty. In the context of the passage, spurious refers to the show of emotion that sentimentalists put on, which the author denounces as only a show, a *fa</p>
<p>I have a grammar question:</p>
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<p>So, would that mean that “had been severely criticized” is interchangeable with “was” in the following sentence?</p>
<p>After the prince characterized modern architecture as ugly, he was severely criticized for having been so outspoken in public.</p>
<p>In this post I’m going to type up some explanations for grammar questions I missed. Feel free to look over the questions, my explanations, and make sure to tell me if I give a faulty explanation! I hope that by typing up my explanations, and thus synthesizing what I have learned, I will better remember the grammatical concepts :)! </p>
<p>Grammar questions</p>
<p>1) The radio station received (the most number) of calls from listeners (on the evening) (it) aired a discussion of (the music of) Aretha Franklin. </p>
<p>2) When the village elders (present) recommendations, (there is) (hardly ever) any opposition (against) their proposals. </p>
<p>3) I have gone (to) (only one) football game (after) I (graduated) from high school. (No error)</p>
<p>4) Evidence from surveys and interviews show friendships made in high school tend to last longer than those made in college. (Incorrect)</p>
<p>5) It is imperative that the government not censor this exhibit, no matter how offensive the images may be, but continues to protect artists’ freedom of expression. </p>
<p>6) Just by unplugging your cell phone charger when you are not using it reduces carbon dioxide pollution. </p>
<p>7) In The Big Sea, Hughes recounts his childhood and early adulthood in language that is as simple and direct as another Missouri-born writer, one much admired by Hughes, Mark Twain.</p>
<p>8) In this speech, the candidate made a comment of spending sleepless nights worrying over the large number of people without health insurance. </p>
<p>9) Because Lisa expected not to go to college, she is taking little interest in school and doing poorly.</p>
<p>10) Even when Barbara Jordan put questions toward a political nominee … </p>
<p>11) Katherine felt that she has not had any understanding of the highly intricate workings of the stock market until her uncle took her to the NY Stock Exchange. </p>
<p>12) House wrens are not very particular in their nesting sites.</p>
<p>13) The name “transferware” (comes from a nineteenth-century technique for which) a pattern is engraved onto a copper roll, printed on tissue paper, and transferred onto earthenware dishes.</p>
<p>14) One of the earliest of the ancient Greek writers of love poetry, Sappho has had such a profound influence on later lyric poets that she came to be knows as “the tenth Muse”.</p>
<p>15) Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve services, he failed to keep either of them after the election. </p>
<p>Explanations</p>
<p>1) A. “Most” is superlative. The correct adjective would be “greatest,” which is comparative. Superlative adjectives are used with more than 2 entities or when the entity is uncountable. </p>
<p>She is the most beautiful of the three beauty pageant contestants.
He is the most romantic guy I have met. </p>
<p>2) D. Idiom error. The correct idiom is “opposition to.” </p>
<p>There is great opposition to immigration. </p>
<p>3) C. Note the tense of the sentence. “Have gone” signals the present perfect. Use the word “since” instead of “after.” “Since” better refers to the duration of time that passed since the speaker has graduated from high school.</p>
<p>4) Subject-verb disagreement. Change “show” to “shows” and add “that” to introduce the subordinate clause. </p>
<p>5) “That” signals the subjunctive mood. Drop the “s” from “continues.” </p>
<p>6) Prepositional phrases cannot serve as subjects. In this sentence, there is no subject. There is a verb, “reduces,” and an object - “CO2 pollution.” Drop the preposition “by” to fix the sentence. </p>
<p>7) Faulty comparison between the language of a book and an author. </p>
<p>8) The candidate did not “make a comment of spending.” An acceptable fix would be “commented on his spending.” </p>
<p>9) Avoid tense shifts when unnecessary. The sentence starts in the simple past tense “expected,” but shifts to the present progressive tense “she is taking.” </p>
<p>10) One does not put questions “toward” someone. One puts questions “to” someone. </p>
<p>11) “Felt” - simple past tense. “Took” - simple past tense. “Has not had” - present perfect. The present perfect indicates either an action that started in the past and ended in the present or an action that was completed sometime in the unspecified past. Logically, one would not use the present perfect in this sentence. Her lack of understanding is strictly confined to the period of time before her uncle took her to the stock exchange. And again, we see that a verb tense shift is wrong. </p>
<p>12) Idiom error. The idiom is “particular about.” </p>
<p>13) “for which” is incorrect. Use “whereby.” </p>
<p>14) “Has had” indicates the present perfect. Sappho, however, is dead. Her influence is not continuous. Use the simple past tense. </p>
<p>15) Modifier problem. In this case, the problem resides not in the introductory clause. The correction would be “Although the candidate made promises to both cut taxes and improve services, he…”</p>
<p>Another writing question:</p>
<p>The Pony Express was an ingenious system for carrying (mail, having existed only briefly) before the telegraph system made it obsolete. </p>
<p>The original sentence is incorrect. The correction is:</p>
<p>“mail; it was in existence only briefly, however.” </p>
<p>But what is this kind of error called?</p>
<p>Could you explain most vs. greatest again? I don’t really get it because it sounds fine</p>
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<p>Sure :)! </p>
<p>Just remember that “most” and “more” are used to refer to entities that cannot be quantified. “Most” and “more” can also be used when comparing more than two entities. </p>
<p>He was the most romantic date ever! (Romance cannot be quantified)</p>
<p>He was the most attractive guy at the beach! (There are probably more than 2 guys at the beach)</p>
<p>On the other hand, “greatest” is used to refer to entities that can be quantified - that is - expressed in a number. “Greatest” can also be used to compare more than 2 things. </p>
<p>The greatest number of people ever showed up to the beauty pageant today! (The number can be ascertained)</p>
<p>Out of the three guys I’ve dated, he was the greatest!</p>
<p>Here’s a rather tricky one:</p>
<p>Before the election, there was a long period of disagreement among my friends and I, because we all had conflicting opinions from which we would not be swayed. No error</p>
<p>^ is it my friends and me?
If not, I feel like something is wrong with “from which” but I am not sure. If I took a test with this on it, I would have chosen “my friends and I” as the wrong answer.</p>
<p>Your initial hunch is correct. “Among” is a preposition, and we always want to use the objective form of a pronoun when the pronoun is the object of the preposition. </p>
<p>Therefore, the correction would be “among my friends and me.”</p>
<p>IceQube, so I was just wondering… Since your SAT goal is 2400, what school do you want to go into?</p>
<p>I just took the Oct 2010 QAS, and I can’t score this since it is missing the score conversion table.</p>
<p>-0 for Math
-1 for Writing (I finally decided to give up on legibility for length.)
– hoping for a 12 essay this time. I can finally fill up two full pages. 
-5 for CR (Oops…)</p>
<p>I’m still quite happy because I think I have a good chance of scoring a 12 this time.</p>
<p>Hopefully you guys are doing well. :)</p>
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<p>I’m aiming for a 2400 more to cover up the holes on my app - namely - my miserable GPA - than to get into any particular school. I’d be happy if I can just get into my state school. Of course, some schools I’ve been looking at include USC, Duke, UPenn, etc.</p>
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<p>You can find all the curves - including the Oct. 2010 one - on this nifty little PDF:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf[/url]”>http://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-Released-Test-Curves.pdf</a></p>
<p>Great job btw!</p>
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<p>Thanks! Only the Writing MC is shown in the chart, though.</p>
<p>@Jjung
<a href=“https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2007-2008.pdf[/url]”>https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/digital_assets/pdfs/eri/scoring_2007-2008.pdf</a></p>
<p>Just use the SAT score chart for the writing on this PDF using your raw score. This will give you a great estimate. With one wrong, a 10+ on the essay is an 800 on average curves.</p>
<p>Here are a couple of tricky grammar questions:</p>
<p>I feel great now because I just did 2 writing sections and missed 0 on both :D. Admittedly, I had taken one of the writing sections before :p. </p>
<p>10) My father insists that before buying a used car, have it thoroughly inspected by a reputable mechanic.</p>
<p>A) buying a used car, have it
B) buying a used car, it is
C) buying a used car, I have it
D) I buy a used car to have it
E) I buy a used car having it</p>
<p>20) One way in which orchestra bells differ with the xylophone is that the bells produce more resonant tones than the xylophone does. No error</p>
<p>10) c</p>
<p>20) d</p>
<p>^Yes and no - in that order. </p>
<p>Another one: </p>
<p>In some places the sea is unusually rich in nutrients, tiny plants multiply there, turning the water green. </p>
<p>A) In some places the sea is unusually rich in nutrients, tiny plants multiply there
B) Where the sea is unusually rich in nutrients, tiny plants multiply
C) The unusual nutritional richness of the sea in some places multiplying tiny plants
D) Unusually rich in nutrients in some places, where tiny plants multiply in parts of the sea
E) Tiny plants multiplying in the unusual nutritional richness of the sea</p>
<p>10)c
20)a
the most recent one you posed is B</p>