<p>Oh one more thing, what would be the correct idiom for the word “opposite”?</p>
<p>In most contexts, the idiom is “opposite to.”</p>
<p>Opposite to most people i know, annie, a good photographer herself, acutally enjoys seeing the photographs that her friends take on their vacations.
the answers is A. please explain. is opposite to unidiomatic? if so, what is the correct phrase?</p>
<p>The opposite to is wrong in this case; what should it be then?</p>
<p>The above usage of “Opposite to” seems consistent with what the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language considers proper usage. (The fourth edition of the book uses “The effect of the medication was opposite to that intended” as a sentence of sample usage.)</p>
<p>Some rules from the Dictionary of English Language will be wrong on the SAT. For example, this dictionary allows the use of “they” to describe a singular noun. For example, the author expresses their opinion in the book.</p>
<p>Perhaps, but the test would have no credibility if it started making up idioms.</p>
<p>^who said anything about making up idioms?
Maybe there’s an idiom out there that the English dictionary website, nor us have no idea about. Can we ever call collegeboard and ask them to explain the answer of a question to us? That would be so much easier.</p>
<p>but one more thing doesn’t “has finished” indicate that the action is still continuing?
Michiko is finished with his research and this action of completion does not continue
that’s why I did not change “finished” ---------> “has finished”
i dunno i think I’m getting mixed up
can someone understand my stupidity and clarify this grammar?</p>
<p>“has finished” just means that it started in the past and it leads up to the present time, not necessarily continuing in the present.</p>
<p>aha! thx fresh101
oh and how did you get all the idioms?
i tend to have some trouble with questions related to idioms
did you memorize a particular list of idioms or do you just know it by sense? :)</p>
<p>Well, im not a native speaker, so i actually had to learn the idioms and it was by mainly through practice. So, just keep practicing! Also, there’s a thread on this forum that has a list of the most commonly used idioms on the SAT’s. READ it and MEMORIZE it. That’s what i did–in case you’re wondering.</p>
<p>OH! Here’s another piece of advice i gave on another thread.
One technique you can use for the idioms is replacing that word with one you’re more familiar with.
For example, “I prevented Jan from making the biggest mistake of her life.” The idiom here is from, for the word prevented. If you substituted the word, lets say, stopped, the idiom usage would sound much more clear. “I stopped Jan from making the biggest mistake of her life.” </p>
<p>It might not work all the time, but most of the time, i would say it’s pretty effective to my knowledge.</p>
<p>great! thanks fresh101 I’ll try to keep that in mind
thanks 
btw english is also not my first language it sucks :(</p>
<p>From kipling123,</p>
<p>Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve services, he failed to keep either of them after the election.
(A) Although the candidate promised both to cut taxes and improve services, he
(C) Although the candidate made promises both to cut taxes and improves services, he</p>
<p>(A) is not acceptable, as the second half of the sentence says that the “he failed to keep either of them after the election.” The them here, is not referring to cuts in taxes (as A would indicate) but rather the promises he made. Thus, C fits, as it clearly indicates that the candidate did not keep his promises.</p>
<p>^ That’s right. (I hadn’t read the second half closely enough.)</p>
<p>OH!!! i got it .THanks for the clarification Marz.</p>
<p>Is “recommend to” idiomatic? </p>
<p>For example, “Studying the language and culture of a foreign country is highly recommended to the tourist.”</p>
<p>I thought this sounded wrong, and “recommended for” was the right usage, but recommend to is ok, apparently?</p>
<p>Depending on the occasion, either “recommend to” and “recommend for” is appropriate.</p>
<p>^ could you expand on that examples/generalities if you could. because the recommended to/for has also confused me.</p>
<p>and the list of idioms in another thread could you find it for us fresh if it’s within you reach zone/favorited?
I don’t think this is it: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/309616-common-sat-idioms.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/309616-common-sat-idioms.html</a></p>
<p>I don’t understand “Insomuch as” and “insofar as”. Can anyone explain?</p>