<p>I’m going to agree with howmany and stop discussing this.</p>
<p>walruss did you put fairly typical
and do you remember “tried to focus on” and it was like “shined light on” i don’t remember the exact phrasing</p>
<p>Per my first post: @ Walrrus. My mistake. I meant “word” in place of “idiom.” </p>
<p>On your point about “now and then” being an idiom. This is true, but the ACT does test for idiomatic expression. Simply because something is an idiom does not mean it is wrong. Moreover, the point you made about “sparsely” being an adverb of frequency is correct. Still, it does not follow that it can be placed at the beginning of a sentence. Not all adverbs can be placed at beginnings of sentence. This is due to their intrinsic “negativity.” You’ll notice that, among the four answers (Occasionally // sometimes // every now and then // sparsely), the latter is more negative. </p>
<p>I could not find an exact rule on “Sparsely” (mostly because it is so rare an adverb even when used correctly). I did, however, find information on “rarely,” a Webster’s synonym of “sparsely” when referring to frequencies of time. It says that negative adverbs of frequency cannot go at beginning of sentences without inversion, while positive adverbs can. </p>
<p>Follow this link for reassurance.</p>
<p>[English</a> grammar: position of adverbs of frequency](<a href=“http://www.englishtenses.com/adverbs_of_frequency_position]English”>http://www.englishtenses.com/adverbs_of_frequency_position)</p>
<p>I never knew this rule myself, and I don’t think the ACT makers thought that many students would. It is more likely they expected students to “hear” the awkwardness, as many of your opponents have cited (which probably gives them the right to their “instinctual defense”).</p>
<p>Hey guys, you know for the last question…75…was the answer “D”. I was debating between “A” and “D” and then “D” seemed to fit better, so I chose it. This was the question that was about the arranging for a sentence or something…</p>
<p>if you can remember the question i can probably give you the answer. i know i got a 36 on english.</p>
<p>stop the madness!! it’s one question, calm down errybody. Chances are it’s the choice no one is arguing for lol</p>
<p>Haha, hope so…arghh, I don’t remember the question…it was just the last one (75) on the english part. the question where it asked…(A) where it is now (B) before paragraph x…something like that. I don’t remember the problem…</p>
<p>after paragraph 1</p>
<p>so was the answer “D”?</p>
<p>No i think it was B… after paragraph 1</p>
<p>I think I did great on the English section. I’m really happy.</p>
<p>I’m easily looking at a 36 here. That will weigh well on my composite. :)</p>
<p>I put after paragraph 1, but I’m not sure if that was answer D</p>
<p>Funny how everybody thinks they got a 36…I think we’ll all be in for a bit of a shock. The english section can be the biggest deceiver.</p>
<p>I’ve thought I scored perfectly on English each time that I’ve taken it so far. I’ve gotten a 34 every time. With 75 questions, there is bound to be a question or two missed</p>
<p>True, KK…how did you do on the ACT last time (October right)?</p>
<p>Yeah, I got 34E, 34M, 35R, 26(!!)S for a 32 comp…</p>
<p>But on a previous act I got 35M and 29S…</p>
<p>I really just took it again in order to improve my science score!</p>
<p>sparsely was the correct answer ( it didnt work)</p>
<p>So for the question with the colon… did I need to add it or not?</p>
<p>the two I was debating between were ,thirteen, or ,then thirteen
Which one was wrong? They both seemed wrong because the one with thirteen doesn’t make any sense and the other one needs a comma. I saw someone else said it was without a comma but I said just thirteen. Can anyone give evidence for either one?</p>