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<p>B is simply more fluent than A; why repeat the noun “climate” when you can use the pronoun “that”? It is like saying “John ate breakfast because John was hungry” as opposed to “John ate breakfast because he was hungry.” A is technically correct (in structure) but B is better.</p>
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<p>“his” is a cataphoric pronoun; that is, the referrent of the pronoun comes after the pronoun. “his” is a singular, masculine pronoun; “NASA officials” is plural, so we know that this is not the referrent. “John Glenn” is the only logical referrent.</p>
<p>Some might consider this sentence ungrammatical because the subject of the independent clause is not the referrent of the cataphoric pronoun found in the subordinating clause, but I think they would be hypercorrective.</p>
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<li>It is a myth that mathematicians are “so absorbed with abstractions and thus” have no practical interests.</li>
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<p>a. so absorbed with abstractions and thus
b. absorbed by abstractions and therefore
c. so absrobed in abstraction that they
d. absorbed in so much abstraction that they</p>
<p>The correct answer is c. I am not sure why the others are wrong.</p>
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<li>The labor union is negotiating a contract with the hospital that will satisfy the demands of the workers and “be acceptable to” all levels of management.</li>
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<p>The correct answer of this question is that it has no errors. However, according to the parellel rule, isn’t “be acceptable to” suppose to be parallel to “satisfy” therefore to be a verb instead??? (that’s what came to my mind when I was doing it.)</p>
<p>3.Along the curve of islands known as the Florida Keys lies a reef of living coral, the only one of “a kind” in the continental United States.</p>
<p>One of a kind sounds ok to me, but in this case “a kind” is wrong. What should it swith to???</p>
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<li>“Having command of pathos, tragedy, and humor,” George Eliot is considered to be a great English novelist.</li>
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<p>a. Having command of pathos, tragedy, and humor
e. Because of her command of pathos, tragedy, and humor</p>
<p>The correct answer is e, but I chose a instead. I was thinking that because the pronoun in this sentence is George Eliot, while in choice e, it is more focused on her command instead of the person–so what’s wrong with my thinking?? Also, what’s wrong with choice a?</p>
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<p>Choice (D) is a viable answer and contains no grammatical or logical error; but choice (C) is better. Because I don’t fully agree with this question, I’ll just let the College Board defend itself:</p>
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<p>“be acceptable to” is a verb phrase and is parallel with “satisfy.”</p>
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<p>One says, “One of a kind” or “The only one of its kind.”</p>
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<p>You misread the question; choice (A) should be:</p>
<p>(A) Having command of pathos, tragedy, as well as humor</p>
<p>“as well as” is not parallel.</p>
<p>Thank u so much again.
So did you get the explanations from the collegeborad website?</p>
<p>Yes, the explanations in post #344 are from the College Board.</p>
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<li>The federal Fish and Wildlife Service <is expected=“” to=“” rule=“” this=“” week=“” on=“” whether=“” protect=“” beluga=“” sturgeon=“” under=“” the=“” endangered=“” species=“” act=“”>.</is></li>
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<p>This sentence makes sense but can someone explain to me how to use whether? I’ve always thought it was “whether or not” </p>
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<li>The differences between <locke’s world=“” view=“”> and <that of=“” hobbes=“”> arise less from a dispute about the function of government than from a dispute about the nature of mankind.</that></locke’s></li>
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<p>This sentence is correct, so does it mean that it should not be <hobbes’ world=“” view=“”>, because it is redundant?</hobbes’></p>
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<li><acupuncture has=“” been=“” widely=“” used=“” for=“” years=“” to=“” ease=“” chronic=“” pain=“” conditions,=“” and=“” studies=“”> have repeatedly endorsed its usefulness.</acupuncture></li>
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<p>This sentence is correct, but why can’t it be <due to=“” teh=“” fact=“” that=“” acupuncture=“” has=“” been=“” widely=“” used=“” for=“” years=“” ease=“” chronic=“” pain=“” conditions,=“” studies=“”>
Is it because there’s “due to the fact”?</due></p>
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<p>When “whether” is used before a single option, there is an implicit “or not” immediately after “whether”; it isn’t necessary to write.</p>
<p>Just make sure that you never use “if” instead of “whether,” as in:</p>
<p>“I was wondering if…” or “I’m not sure if…”</p>
<p>Using “if” when “whether” should be used is probably the most pervasive grammatical error I hear: I probably notice it 50-60 times a day.</p>
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<p>The “that of” already indicates possession; including an apostrophe in addition would be redundant. Omitting “that of” and writing “Hobbes’ world view” would not be ungrammatical, but it doesn’t flow as well as the original sentence does.</p>
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<p>The causation indicated by “due to the fact” is not supported by the original sentence; that is, there is nothing in the original sentence to indicate that the use of acupuncture led to the supportive studies’ endorsements.</p>
<p>oh, ok!
Thank u sooo much!</p>
<p>Perhaps as a consequence of warfare that erupted when natural resources became scarce, many of Easter Island’s large stone statues, called Moai, have been toppled by the islanders themselves three centuries ago.</p>
<p>The answer is C. I am not exactly sure why it is C, but I’m assuming “have been topped” should be “were toppled.”</p>
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<p>Yes, when an exact time is indicated without any prepositional linker, the past tense must be used, as in:</p>
<p>“I ate three years ago.” No linker; simple past tense.</p>
<p>“I have been eating since 1993.” Prepositional linker; present perfect tense. </p>
<p>“I have been eating for three years.” Prepositional linker; present perfect tense.</p>
<p>Silverturtle, when do you use “if” and when do you use “whether”? Is if vs. whether tested on the SAT? If it’s not, you don’t even need to give me an answer to the first one. ; )</p>
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<p>I don’t recall ever having seen it tested, but you never know.</p>
<p>“if” indicates a condition, as in:</p>
<p>“If you eat, I will go hungry” or “I want to go if you come with me.”</p>
<p>“whether” indicates two alternatives, as in (remember that “or not” is implicit and is not needed*):</p>
<p>“I don’t know whether [or not] what he is saying is true” or “I can’t decide whether to eat apples or oranges.”</p>
<p>In some cases, “if” sounds perfectly right to our desensitized ears even when it is not. Here are some common instances of error (most of which have numerous common derivatives that are equally erroneous):</p>
<p>“I am wondering if you could help me.”
“I don’t know if this right.”
“I can’t decide if I should do this.”</p>
<p>To test these out, move the dependent clause that begins with the subordinating conjunction “if” to the beginning of the sentence and see if the sentence is logical**; if it’s not, then “if” is not correct:</p>
<p>“If you could help me, I am wondering.” Incorrect. “wonder” requires an object here, and it doesn’t have one. Moreover, one’s wondering is not contingent upon whether the other helps him or her.</p>
<p>“If this is right, I don’t know.” Incorrect. What don’t you know? Also, the illogical idea that one’s not knowing is dependent upon something’s*** being right is illogical.</p>
<p>“If I should do this, I can’t decide.” Incorrect. One’s inability to decide is not a result of the fact that he or she should do something.</p>
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<li>There is an exception I can think of to the rule that “or not” is not needed when one would otherwise use “whether or not”: when two items are listed after the “whether” and one wishes to indicate that it’s possible that neither of them could occur, as in: “I can’t decide whether or not to eat apples or oranges.” The meaning here is that one can’t decide whether to have either of those fruits at all; he or she is not deciding between the two fruits.</li>
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<p>** Did you catch the error? “if the sentence is logical” should be “whether the sentence is logical.”</p>
<p>*** This sure sounds wrong, doesn’t it? Well it’s not. :)</p>
<p>The often conflicting reports of different polling organizations make it difficult to predict which of the two candidates is more likely to win the election next year.</p>
<p>identify the error:
A) often conflicting
B) make it difficult to
c) is
d)more likely
E)no error</p>
<p>I said B because i thought that ‘it’ is ambiguous but the answer is no error</p>
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<p>The pronoun “it” has many definitions. The most common is to refer to something previously named. It may also be used to refer to something general and “ambiguous,” as in, “How is it going?” In this case, “it” is referring to a source that is NOT previously named but anticipated: “It is said that…” or “It was a gun”</p>