<p><a href=“A”>quote</a> results in a run-on sentence (a comma splice) because you have two independent clauses connected with just a comma. (B), (D), and (E) have the same problem. </p>
<p>how does using a colon solve the problem?
[/quote]
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<p>A colon can be used to introduce an independent clause.</p>
<p>sorry, I don’t know how to use the quote thing</p>
<p>A colon can be used to introduce an independent clause. </p>
<p>i thought that was a semi colon</p>
<p>To quote:</p>
<p>
[quote]
pastetexthere[/quuote]</p>
<p>Except spell “quote” correctly the second time. </p>
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<p>Both of them can.</p>
<p>See here for more:</p>
<p>[The</a> Colon](<a href=“http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm]The”>http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/colon.htm)</p>
<p>[The</a> Semicolon](<a href=“http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/semicolon.htm]The”>http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/semicolon.htm)</p>
<p>Although fascinated by chance and coincidence, [Paul Auster’s novels are written] with careful attention to style and balance.</p>
<p>A) Paul Auster’s novels are written
B) Paul Auster’s novels were written
C) Paul Auster writes his novels
D) Paul Auster is a writer
E) Paul Auster had wrote</p>
<p>I was left between C and D, and couldn’t really see the difference.</p>
<p>EDIT: few more questions</p>
<p>After teaching, becoming involved in several fashion enterprises, and [after she founded] the Harlem Institute of Fashion, Lois Alexander Lane launched the Black Fashion Museum.</p>
<p>A) after she founded
B) after the founding of
C) founding
D) she had founded
E) having founded</p>
<p>In eighteenth-century France, economic inequalities made many people [angry, and a violent revolution was fueld].</p>
<p>A) angry, and a violent revolution was fueled
B) angry; it fueled a violent revolution
C) angry, and this anger fueled a violent revolution
D) angry, that anger fueled a violent revolution
E) angry; thus fueling a violent revolution</p>
<p>The radio station received A[the most number] of calls from listeners B[on the evening] C[it] aired a discussion of D[the music of] Aretha Franklin.</p>
<p>^ Oh sorry, that was indeed a typo :(</p>
<p>Also, for the radio station question, the answer is NOT no error.</p>
<p>Yes, it is a typo. The answer should be (C), “Paul Auster writes his novels. . . .” It is not (D) because the modifying phrase “although fascinated by chance and coincidence” coincides with how he writes his novels (his fascination shows through his writings), not with the fact that he is a writer. For the example, “Sleeping on the street, the man got hit by a car” expresses that two actions took pace at the same time–the sleeping and the being hit. This is more literal and not as abstract as the concept behind the Paul Auster one.</p>
<p>Sorry I made a few errors in my previous post. I’ve corrected them.</p>
<p>
The sentence tells you that Lois Alexander Lane launched the Black Fashion Museum after three activities. These activities are expressed in gerund form (in this case just words that end with -ing). Gerunds refer to actions. I will show you the corrected sentence and bold each gerund (i.e., all the activities after which Lois Alexander Lane launched the museum) in it.</p>
<p>CORRECTED SENTENCE:
After teaching, becoming involved in several fashion enterprises, and founding the Harlem Institute of Fashion, Lois Alexander Lane launched the Black Fashion Museum. </p>
<p>
Clause 1: Economic inequalities made many people angry.
Clause 2: This anger fueled a violent revolution.</p>
<p>Clause 2 is meant to be related to clause 1. Anger caused a violent revolution. It is inaccurate to use the passive voice (“a violent revolution was fueled”)–fueled by what? It is too open and not accurate enough. The sentence mentions anger, so you say the anger fueled the revolution, not the revolution was fueled (by some arbitrary thing). This is precisely why the passive voice sometimes is wrong on the SAT. The active voice is sometimes more preferable; it expresses that X is doing something to Y, while the passive voice expresses, simply, that Y is having an action done to it without mentioning X at all. (D) is correct because it uses the active voice and combines clauses 1 and 2 with a comma and the conjunction “and.”</p>
<p>
“Most” means “greatest number” or “greatest amount.” It would be redundant to say “the most number of calls” or “the most amount of calls.” You simply say, “The radio station received the most calls.”</p>
<p>^ Thank you so much.</p>
<p>1.) LIKE OTHER composers of his time, Bach WAS DEPENDENT on the generosity OF rich sponsors and patrons FOR his livelihood. </p>
<p>2.) UNSEASONABLY mild winter weather HAS CAUSED</p>
<p><em>edit</em> I pressed enter twice… ignore this post.</p>
<p>1.) LIKE OTHER composers of his time, Bach WAS DEPENDENT on the generosity OF rich sponsors and patrons FOR his livelihood. </p>
<p>2.) UNSEASONABLY mild winter weather HAS CAUSED flowering trees to burst into colorful blooms that HAVE no chance of lasting until the ARRIVAL OF spring.</p>
<p>Why would present perfect form be used here?</p>
<p>3.) THAT the American Discovery trail comprises MORE THAN 200 local, regional, and national trails CAME as a SURPRISE TO the visitors from the city.</p>
<p>That the American Discovery Trail comprises
A<br>
more than 200 local, regional, and national trails
B<br>
came as a surprise to the visitors from the city.
C D<br>
No error</p>
<p>shouldnt came be come?</p>
<p>
I am not sure that this sentence is as good as it could be as a question. “Was dependent on” should be “depended on” since the latter is more concise and accurate. It is almost like stating that you were eating something yesterday without continuing the story. As an independent statement it better to just say you ate something yesterday. The other answer choices are grammatically correct.</p>
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The tense in “. . . has caused . . .” is used because, presumably, the effect of the weather has been lasting and is still present. Also, in turn, presumably, it is still the same season. This is verified by the part that says “until the arrival of spring,” since spring comes after winter. Taking these into account it would be more accurate to use this tense, although it is not wrong to use the simple present tense (simply, caused).</p>
<p>
No. “That the American Discovery Trail comprises . . . trails” is a noun phrase. Saying it is like saying the fact that. . . . Roughly you can translate the sentence into “The fact that the American Discovery Trail comprises . . . came as a surprise to the visitors from the city.” The difference between past and present tense in this sentence is not relevant. What is your reasoning behind your question?</p>
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<p>I’m not sure if CB would count “was dependent” wrong though…</p>
<p>hm… i don’t think “was dependent” is wrong… What about “*for *his livelihood” Is “for” correct in this sentence? if it is, then I would choose E (no error)…</p>
<p>^ I think it is “during” not “for”</p>
<p>^ not during. That would change the sentence. It’s supposed to mean something like: Bach and his contemporaries needed the support of rich people to live.</p>
<p>Q re Apostrophe Usage:
<p>Grammar websites tell two different things. Which ones are correct?</p>
<ol>
<li>5’s</li>
<li>APs (or A.P.'s)</li>
<li>M.D.'s (or MDs)</li>
</ol>
<p>1990s, SOS’s (since it ends in S)</p>
<p>This is just how I do it. Strictly speaking, it is not 100% correct in the sense that these usages aren’t universally agreed upon. Some sources say that short plural acronyms, numbers, and letters are grammatical with or without the apostrophe.</p>
<p>^ So, either way is correct? That should mean that the SAT will not ask such potentially controversial questions, hopefully?</p>
<p>Anyone has definite answers, by any chance?</p>