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<p>“extends” should be “extending” in order to make “extends from southern [Oregon] to northern [California]” a participial phrase.</p>
<p>Sorry for two posts</p>
<p>(When) L’Enfant suggested (to build) the United States Capitol (at the center of) Washington D.C., he also (offered) to design a landscaped mall nearby</p>
<p><a href=“When”>quote</a> L’Enfant suggested (to build) the United States Capitol (at the center of) Washington D.C., he also (offered) to design a landscaped mall nearby
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<p>“suggested to build” is unidiomatic. There is really no way to answer this question except by knowing this, so it’s a difficult question. </p>
<p>[Gerunds</a> after Certain Verbs](<a href=“http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_3.htm]Gerunds”>http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_3.htm)</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch, silverturtle! Your writing score must be incredibly high X]</p>
<p>Wow thanks silverturtle! Did you use a certain book to learn all these things or do they come naturally to you?</p>
<p>It’s pretty natural I suppose; I’ve always been grammatically conscientious.</p>
<p>old question of the days so i dont have answers…</p>
<p>In addition to Hindus and Buddhists, the religion of Jainism developed within the ancient civilization of India.</p>
<p>A In addition to Hindus and Buddhists,
B As with Hinduism and Buddhism,
C Hinduism, Buddhism, and also
D Along with Hinduism and Buddhism,
E Hindus and Buddhists, in addition to</p>
<p>The language of the Navajo people, like their Apache cousins, is classified in the Athabascan language family.
A their
B for their
C that of its
D its
E that of their</p>
<p>The benefits of(a) the new product have(b) been carefully</p>
<p>studied from the prospective(c) of the consumer to ensure it</p>
<p>is marketed effectively(d).</p>
<p>Many scientists concerned(a) about the danger of radioactive waste</p>
<p>believe(b) that nuclear reactors using fusion would be preferable</p>
<p>over(c) those(d) using fission.</p>
<p>The answer to both is c, but I have no idea why.</p>
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<p>Choice (D) looks best.</p>
<p>Choice (A) uses the names of those who practice the religion rather than the actual religions.</p>
<p>Choice (B) uses “with,” while the clause does not.</p>
<p>Choice (C) breaks parallelism by using “also.”</p>
<p>Choice (E) breaks parallelism by using “in addition to.”</p>
<p>i cant really see which part of the sent. each choice is but for the second one theres some idiom thats like “prefer ___ to ____.” so, ‘over’ should be ‘to’.</p>
<p>ah, never mind. After thinking about it, “prospective” should be “perspective”
holy ****, that was tricky.</p>
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could you explain this more, i dont really get it. they both need to have ‘with’?</p>
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<p>The sentence is trying to say: “The language of the Navajo people, like the language of the Navajo people’s Apache cousins, is classified in the Athabascan language family.”</p>
<p>Because the languages are being compared, the answer is either (C) or (E). The proper pronoun for “Navajo people” could be either “it” (if we think if it as a collective people; that is, we think of “people” as the singular of “peoples”) or “them” (if we think if “people” as the plural of “person”). </p>
<p>And so (C) and (E) are both acceptable. It’s a problematic question.</p>
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<p>The clause of the sentence doesn’t have “with” in it, so the phrase at the beginning can’t either.</p>
<p>It could be: “As did Hinduism and Buddhism, the religion of Jainism developed within the ancient civilization of India.”</p>
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<p>Yes, that’s correct.</p>
<p>The new system, which uses remote cameras in the catching of speeding motorists, may undermine the police department’s authority.</p>
<p>I thought ‘in the catching of’ isn’t technically grammatically incorrect, it just sounds a little weird. so wordy stuff can count as errors too?</p>
<p>also, silverturtle, im just wondering but how are you preparing for the essay part of writing? you seem to have the MC questions covered.</p>
<p>1) He was somewhat uncertain about how to usethe new machine and asked for more specific instructinos be sent.</p>
<p>The answer is C.</p>
<p>2) Aerial photography is thought to be the most efficent technique to gather accurate information about the use of the land.</p>
<p>The answer is C.</p>
<p>I need explanations for both, not so sure those choices are the answers.</p>
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<p>“in the catching of” is needlessly wordy, but this shouldn’t render it incorrect. It’s probably wrong because “in the catching of” doesn’t convey what the sentence is actually trying to say, which is that the cameras were used in order to catch speeding motorists. Written as-is, the catching could be incidental.</p>
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<p>Not much at the moment, to be honest. I’d recommend reading through <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/645763-how-write-12-essay-just-10-days.html</a> if you haven’t yet.</p>
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<p>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>