<p>^thieuga—insofar as just means to the extent of. Let me give u an official practice example (im assuming this is where you got the term from): </p>
<p>(Insofar as so many people were going) to the music festival, the highway was jammed with cars.
A) the same
B) With the great many people who are going
C) In that there being so many people who went
D) Because there was a great many people who went
E) Because so many people were going</p>
<p>In this example, the original sentence is saying that to the extent of the number of people who were going to the music festival, the highway was jammed with cars. Therefore, that subordinating conjunction is incorrect. (the answer is E) </p>
<p>In contrast with that example, here is one in which insofar as is acceptable: </p>
<p>This sentence, using the subordinating conjunction correctly, is saying that to the degree (or extent) that you can know, the horse lung is comparable to that of man. Moreover, “insofar as” is not used to indicate a cause-effect relationship, which is how it is being used in the first example, incorrectly of course.</p>
<p>I thought i confidently knew what the exact uses of the word “being” were but i guess i don’t seeing as how i got this question on the PSAT writing wrong: </p>
<p>Mercy Otis (Warren, who resented having needlework taught to her while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, arguing) that gende-based restrictions on education harmed both men and women.
B) Warren, who resented being taught needlework while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, argued</p>
<p>E) Warren resented to be taught needlework while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, arguing</p>
<p>I thought E was acceptable because it has the verb “resented” and the participial phrase beginning with “arguing…” correctly modifies the noun Mercy Otis Warren. But B is correct. Although i can see that B too has the correct usage of the verb “argued”, the usage of being is very unclear. I don’t think that’s acceptable but i guess it is…Can some1 explain why its B and when to use the verb “being” in situations besides using it as a noun in the form of a gerund?</p>
<p>if you use “arguing” you have yourself a fragment. “Mary Warren, arguing this.” as opposed to “Mary Warren, bla bla, argued this.”</p>
<p>Also, she RESENTED being teached (at that moment in time) while her brothers LEARNED (at that point in time) bla bla. Resented to be taught means that she resented being taught in the future. </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>This is a problematic question. The poster says the answer is (C), but (A) is an acceptable answer. </p>
<p>I think "either of them " requires an antecedent, a noun form, thus C is correct as it fulfills this requirement. With A, them can only refer to “the candidate”</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>i replied so quickly that i missed your explanation BTW, it seems that there’s still no final conclusion for the question discussed previously?</p>
<p>Bats and mosquitos come out at twilight, (and the bats would look for mosquitos and the mosquitos would look) for people
A) and the bats would look for mosquitos and the mosquitos would look
B) and the bats come to look for mosquitos while the mosquitos look
C) the bats look for mosquitos and the mosquiots are looking
D) the bats looking for mosquiots while mosquitos would look for
E) the bats to look for mosquitos and the mosquitos to look</p>
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<li>It would be “it” because it’s referring to the honarary degrees (plural). IDK about the idiom. Word of advice: if you see more than one thing wrong in a sentence, go with the one that would be most likely tested.
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original Q:
Princeton University officials first (broke with) a tradition (of awarding) honorary degrees only (to men) when they awarded (it) to author Willa Cather. No error</li>
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<p>I agree that “it” should be “them”, but doesn’t it sound strange to say “awarded them to auther Wlilla Cather” if Princeton only adwarded one degree to her? </p>
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<li>it would be job because there should be a verb, like “work” in place of “job” </li>
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<p>Original Q:
His love of politics led him to volunteer in local campaigns as well as (a job) in a government office in the state capital. No error
So you are saying “job” is parallel to “volunteer”, hence the correct word should be a verb “job”, am i right? But why? because we cannot volunteer in “a job”? </p>
<p>oringinally i thought “a job” is parallel to “local campaigns”, so we should change “a job” to “jobs”. Is there a general rule that help to find out which two parts should be parallel in sentences like this?</p>
<p>"Original Q:
His love of politics led him to volunteer in local campaigns as well as (a job) in a government office in the state capital. No error
So you are saying “job” is parallel to “volunteer”, hence the correct word should be a verb “job”, am i right? But why? because we cannot volunteer in “a job”? </p>
<p>oringinally i thought “a job” is parallel to “local campaigns”, so we should change “a job” to “jobs”. Is there a general rule that help to find out which two parts should be parallel in sentences like this?"</p>
<p>By analyzing the intended meaning of the sentence, one can tell that “a job” must be parallel with “to volunteer.” Accordingly, “to work” should be substituted for “a job.”</p>
<p>"Princeton University officials first (broke with) a tradition (of awarding) honorary degrees only (to men) when they awarded (it) to author Willa Cather. No error</p>
<p>I agree that “it” should be “them”, but doesn’t it sound strange to say “awarded them to auther Wlilla Cather” if Princeton only adwarded one degree to her?"</p>
<p>I think “one” should be substituted for “it.”</p>
<p>if you use “arguing” you have yourself a fragment. “Mary Warren, arguing this.” as opposed to “Mary Warren, bla bla, argued this.”</p>
<p>Also, she RESENTED being teached (at that moment in time) while her brothers LEARNED (at that point in time) bla bla. Resented to be taught means that she resented being taught in the future. </p>
<p>Does this make sense? haha </p>
<p>No you don’t have a fragment. You have a participial phrase, describing the subject (Warren)</p>
<p>Mercy Otis (Warren, who resented having needlework taught to her while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, arguing) that gende-based restrictions on education harmed both men and women.
B) Warren, who resented being taught needlework while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, argued</p>
<p>E) Warren resented to be taught needlework while her brothers learned Latin and Greek, arguing</p>
<p>Ah woops I was referring to the original sentence. In that case, I’m not sure but "to be taught’’ sounds funny. I think it should be “being taught” while her brothers learned.</p>
<p>Traffic was heavy, so by the time Brianne finally arrived at the theater, we waited for her for an hour, missing the entire first act of the play.</p>
<p>The answer is B (waited). Would the correct phrase be “had waited”?</p>
<p>Twice as many bird species inhabit Ecuador as in North America.</p>
<p>A) as in
B) as inhabit
C) instead of in
D) when compared to
E) than</p>
<p>The answer is B as well, but honestly “as inhabit North America” just sounds extremely awkward to me.</p>
<p>Yes it would be had waited and uh yeah it does sound awkward, the only plausible explanation would be “as…inhibit… and as inhibit” only parallelism i can spot although this question was very awkward for me. I guess just look for parallelism on any “as…” questions</p>
<p>Had ___ means something occured before something else happened. I had finished homework when the teacher collected it. </p>
<p>I finished homework when the teacher collected it implies that you finished RIGHT when the teacher collected it. Thus, “had” suggests you finished it beforehand. Make sense? (see past perfect… I believe that’s the what tense is called.)</p>
BTW, it seems that there’s still no final conclusion for the question discussed previously?</p>