Official December 10th ACT English Discussion

<p>did u guys get nonetheless, for one of them?</p>

<p>i said not unintentionally and I forget about the other one</p>

<p>i got “though” for one of the english ones. none of the other choices implied contrast</p>

<p>I got though as well</p>

<p>I also put not unintentionally.</p>

<p>do you always need a comma before “which”. For example, “there are kitchens in the hostels(,) which serve as an outlet from expensive dining.”</p>

<p>You use commas in 4 situations

  1. List
  2. FANBOYS - comma followed by For And But Or Yet So
  3. Comma hug
  4. Intro</p>

<p>The comma here does not apply to any of the 4 reasons, so it should be omitted. It could be misinterpreted as intro, but “There are kitchens” is a full sentence, so it is not an intro.</p>

<p>Relative Pronouns in Non-Restrictive Relative Clauses</p>

<p>Although similar in use, relative pronouns that introduce a non-restrictive relative clauses ARE separated from the main clause by a comma (in most instances). Typically, which is the preferred relative pronoun for indicating that a relative clause is non-restrictive. Non-restrictive relative clauses (also known as non-defining relative clauses) provide non-essential information about the antecedent in the main clause. The information is not crucial for understanding the sentence’s meaning correctly and can be omitted without affecting the sentence’s meaning. In other words, non-restrictive relative clauses are an aside that adds extra information.</p>

<p>What about that?</p>

<p>what about thtat one that was which of the following represents why he wanted it to be different from galactica? was it not unintentionally?</p>

<p>Does anyone remember the actual sentence?</p>

<p>I just remember,</p>

<p>which kitchen alternative</p>

<p>I’d like to know what you guys put for the one that asked something like: Unlike rock climbers, ______________. I think I put “these creatures…” but there was another possibility. Also, did you guys use a colon for one of the answers because there was one where I think a colon was necessary something about philosophies.</p>

<p>i personally thought some of these english ones could have worked for both</p>

<p>@Neuroscience, myself and a few others had the same question as you and tried to answer it earlier.
After some googling I’m pretty sure the comma should have been omitted. Preceding ‘which’ was an independent clause, I’m sure of that. And apparently “relative pronouns [‘which’, in our case] that introduce a restrictive relative clause ARE NOT separated from the main clause by a comma. Restrictive relative clauses add essential information about the antecedent in the main clause.”
The only real debate is whether the second clause was a “restrictive relative clause” or just a “relative clause”, i.e., whether the information was essential or not
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<p>what about the question where its like my philosophy… i picked philosophy:… instead of philosopy that is…</p>

<p>i did too BROTHER. Does anyone know how long it takes for ACT+ Writing scores to arrive?</p>

<p>did you guys put down “not unintentionally” as one of the answers?
also, in the passage with the composer, there was a phrase along the lines of “_<strong><em>and his fellow composer _</em></strong>__.” was there supposed to be a comma after “composer”, or is it fine without one?</p>

<p>i did michelle. idk about the second part tho</p>

<p>Sonybd -</p>

<p>I agree with EVERYTHING you said except that the information added was essential to the sentence.</p>

<p>It may have been but I think at that moment I decided it wasn’t. I really want to see the sentence now. Can we try reconstructing it?</p>

<p>Also, I put ironically and I don’t remember the question at all. Interestingly, I was debating between -ironically- and -surprisingly enough-. I thought it was like one thing happened even though something else was expected (hence, it was ironic.) However, I could be wrong on what the sentence was saying, I was zooming through the test at that part and didn’t to check that part over.</p>

<p>I really hope I got the which one correct, I’ve gotten a 34 in English like 5 times! I realize I carelessly pick the wrong answers (I’ll mean to fill in B but accidently fill in C) but I was super careful today, so 35-36 are looking plausible. </p>

<p>Regardless, lets reconstruct that sentence (the which one.)</p>

<p>The not unintentionally question was asking which one showed that he knew from the beginning that he didn’t want it to be the same as the others.</p>

<p>i didnt say it contradicted something earleir, i think i said it was unnecessary or something. Chose D or J</p>