<p>“past participles can have active sense, but what about past participle phrases?”</p>
<p>See post #158.</p>
<p>Hey all,</p>
<p>I have two writing questions for you.</p>
<p>A poetic form congenial to Robert Browning was the dramatic (monologue, it let him explore) a character’s mind without the simplifications demanded by stage productions.
A. monologue, it let him explore
B. monologue, which let him explore
C. monologue that lets him explore
D. monologue; letting him explore
E. monologue by letting him do exploration of</p>
<p>I was stuck between two choices: B and C. The answer’s B, but what is the difference between “, which” and “that.” Also, what is the difference between let and lets?</p>
<p>(When Marie Curie shared) the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics (with two other) scientists-her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel-she (had been) the first woman (to win) the prize. No error.</p>
<p>I was stuck between A and D in this case but I went with A thinking that it was the wrong word to start the sentence with (thinking “Although Marie Curie shared” would have been better). I know D should be “was” but could you explain why?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Kevin</p>
<p>From misterkevinsun,</p>
<p>A poetic form congenial to Robert Browning was the dramatic (monologue, it let him explore) a character’s mind without the simplifications demanded by stage productions.
A. monologue, it let him explore
B. monologue, which let him explore
C. monologue that lets him explore
D. monologue; letting him explore
E. monologue by letting him do exploration of</p>
<p>(C) is in the wrong tense (it should be past) and uses the improper relative pronoun. “which” should be used because the description of the dramatic monologue adds details and does not define the phrase.</p>
<p>From misterkevinsun,</p>
<p>(When Marie Curie shared) the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics (with two other) scientists-her husband Pierre Curie and Henri Becquerel-she (had been) the first woman (to win) the prize. No error.</p>
<p>The sharing of the prize took place at the exact same time as did her being the first woman to receive the prize. Accordingly, they should be in the same tense. “had been” should be “was.”</p>
<p>“Although” is not a logical dependent conjunction. The fact that the award was shared does not imply that one can’t be the first of his or her gender to receive it.</p>
<p>silverturtle, any thought on the Q discussed in the previous post?</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>
<p>why is the answer E, not B…</p>
<p>^ It’s supposedly a lack of parallelism. (“X and Y [verb], and X [verb]” is supposedly not parallel. I don’t know with certainty whether this is accurate.)</p>
<p>In response to a thread asking of subject-verb agreement (<a href=“Barrons Writing Question Mistake? Help - SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums”>Barrons Writing Question Mistake? Help - SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums), I have typed up a guide to it:</p>
<p>SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT</p>
<p>I. Coordinating Conjunctions</p>
<ul>
<li>AND - When “and” is used to link two noun phrases, the verb is always plural.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: He and I are hungry. The book and the dog are yellow. The hippos and the monkey are extinct. There are a goldfish and a hamster in my pants.</p>
<p>When “and” is used to link two nouns so that a collective noun is formed, the verb is singular.</p>
<p>Examples: Macaroni and cheese tastes like food. </p>
<ul>
<li>OR - When “or” is used to link two noun phrases, the verb matches the subject closest to it. </li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: The dog or the preparatory book is going to be my dinner. The desks or the ceiling is going down at 3:00. The water or the dinners are happy. There is a clock or bananas under the floorboards. There are bananas or a clock under the floorboards. </p>
<p>II. Correlative Conjunctions</p>
<ul>
<li>EITHER ___ OR, NEITHER ____ NOR - The rule for these conjunctions is similar to that stated above for “or:” the verb agrees with the closer subject.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: Either the happy soup-maker or his watches are upset. Either the chap-sticks or the cube is round. Neither the ceiling nor the floor is around me. Neither the floors nor the walls are in this sentence. </p>
<ul>
<li>BOTH ___ AND - This construction always results in a plural verb.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: Both the word and its letters are about to be written. Both the hat and the head are flubber. </p>
<p>III. Indefinite Pronouns</p>
<ul>
<li>EACH, EITHER, NEITHER, MUCH, -ONE, -BODY, -THING - These pronouns always agree with singular verbs; the intervening prepositional phrases are irrelevant.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: Each of you is a winner. Neither of them is happy. Much of the student body is living. Everyone is supper. Nobody is under fire. </p>
<ul>
<li>FEW, OTHERS, MANY, BOTH, SEVERAL - These pronouns always agree with plural verbs; the intervening prepositional phrases are irrelevant.</li>
</ul>
<p>Examples: Few of the people are dead. Others are awake. Many of the colors are non-existant. Both of you are hard-working. Several of them are not.</p>
<p>-SOME, ANY, ALL, MOST, NONE - These pronouns’ agreement varies based on the referent, usually found in the intervening prepositional phrase; they can be either singular or plural. If the referent is singular, the verb is singular; if the referent is plural, so is the verb.</p>
<p>Examples: Some of you are coming tonight. Some of the pie is nice. Any of them are able to excavate. None of it is enough. None of them are happy.</p>
<p>I’ll post the question again:</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, but “as inhabit” sounds awkward.</p>
<p>(B) is the only parallel answer.</p>
<p>The steak [ is definitely ] the best entr</p>
<p>^ The answer is (C) because there should be a coordinating conjunction before “the clam chowder.”</p>
<p>there is a coordinating conjunction… “and”</p>
<p>sparknotes says it is D. can anyone guess why before i tell you their reason?</p>
<p>Woops. Because of the way you broke up the lines, I didn’t see that word. The only reason (D) might be wrong is if Sparknotes thinks the inclusion of “on the menu” is necessary for parallelism.</p>
<p>yeah something along those lines… i don’t think D has anything wrong with it either way, but sparknotes isn’t infallible.</p>
<p>In [those cities] [in which] public transportation is adequate, fewer traffic problems occur and pedestrians [are rarely] [involved in] accidents.</p>
<p>The answer is no error, but both A and B sound awkward to me. I chose A.</p>
<p>Apparently [impressed with] our plans, the foundation awarded [Carlos and I] a grant [to establish] a network of community centers [throughout] the city.</p>
<p>The answer is B, can you explain the I/me rule to me? I’m a bit rusty on that.</p>
<p>[Also supported] by the commission [was] the proposed health clinics and the proposed [center] to distribute information [on job training] opportunities.</p>
<p>The answer is B</p>
<p>"In [those cities] [in which] public transportation is adequate, fewer traffic problems occur and pedestrians [are rarely] [involved in] accidents.</p>
<p>The answer is no error, but both A and B sound awkward to me. I chose A."</p>
<p>This has been previously discussed. There is no grammatical reason why (A) or (B) is wrong.</p>
<p>"Apparently [impressed with] our plans, the foundation awarded [Carlos and I] a grant [to establish] a network of community centers [throughout] the city.</p>
<p>The answer is B, can you explain the I/me rule to me? I’m a bit rusty on that."</p>
<p>I’ll quote my own post from earlier in this thread:</p>
<p>"I’ll just add my thoughts, and you can use them if they make sense.</p>
<p>Pronoun subjects: I, We, You, He, She, They, It, Who, Whoever</p>
<p>Pronoun objects: Me, Us, You, Him, Her, Them, It, Whom, Whomever</p>
<p>When the pronoun is doing something (or more precisely, is preforming the action of a verb phrase), use the appropriate pronoun from the first group. If the pronoun is not performing the action of a verb phrase, use a pronoun from the second list.</p>
<p>There are no exceptions to this method that I can think of right now."</p>
<p>^ Applying that logic to your question, “Carlos and I” aren’t doing anything (they’re indirect objects), so it should be “Carlos and me.”</p>
<p>i got tricked by that female dog of a question too. i thought “those cities” should’ve been “the cities” but i guess nothing is wrong with it.</p>
<p>I = subject
me = object</p>
<p>I is equivalent to he, she, they
me is equivalent to him, her, them</p>
<p>they awarded he? they awarded she? they awarded they? they awarded i? NO.
they awarded him? they awarded her? they awarded them? they awarded me? YES.</p>
<p>B, because it should be “were”. inverted subject and verb. The proposed health clinics and the proposed center WERE also supported by the commission.</p>
<p>is there a rule about when to use “that” and when to use “which”?</p>