PSAT 2010 Wednesday Writing Discussion

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<p>It’s not doing that, though. The original sentence was intended to compare her voice-acting work and her multiple other works, which is why ‘best’ was used. You could use ‘better’ instead if you wanted to stress that her voice-acting is being compared to her acting in movies, but that wasn’t the original intent of the sentence, and because the sentence worked originally, there’s no reason to change it.</p>

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<p>While there’s nothing wrong with interpreting it that way, you also have to realize that there isn’t anything wrong with interpreting it as being compared to multiple works either. If the sentence uses “best”, the implication is that the work in Japanese cartoons is being compared to other works, rather than the way you interpreted it, and if that’s true, then grammatically, the sentence is correct.</p>

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<p>I suppose. I guess I saw that “Best” was underlined, which led me to think that my interpretation was correct and that “Best” should be changed. Again, I’m just not seeing the reason why we should assume that there are more than two things being compared, but if I’m misinterpreting the original sentence, then I completely agree with you.</p>

<p>Does the “although” at the beginning of that sentence make a difference?
Although she was better known for these voices, she also played a role in that movie?</p>

<p>Well the original sentence says “[her] work in [some type of Japanese] cartoons,” which would be singular. This is then compared to her performance in some movie.</p>

<p>You guys are overthinking the sentence.</p>

<p>Think of it this way:
Although I am best-known for my soccer abilities, I also play basketball.
Although I am better-known for my soccer abilities, I also play basketball.</p>

<p>There is no grammatical error in either sentence - they just each have a distinct meaning. Although both are correct, if the SAT gives one or the other, you shouldn’t modify it just because you think the meaning is one or the other. Whichever it gives you, go with it unless there IS something grammatically wrong with it, like this one:</p>

<p>Although I am best at soccer than she is, I can also play basketball.
Although I am better at soccer than she is, I can also play basketball.</p>

<p>Here, the “best/better” rule applies because it is explicitly comparing two people, in which case “better” is the right answer because “best” does not make sense.</p>

<p>What were the definite no error sentences?</p>

<p>^Eleanor Roosevelt and the second question, which I can’t remember at the moment.</p>

<p>ya, I got Eleanor and the second question. Apparently, the best-known question is NE. I think i got 3 NE + I got the best-known wrong, which means probably ~4 NE.</p>

<p>So sum up:
Error IDs
“Concerning about”
Egypt - Should be “have been built”
Oblivious From
Younger of the 3 siblings
Comparing venom to rattlesnake
Insure
To where
become “a firefighter” (should be plural)
No error - Eleanor Roosevelt
Feline was E i think </p>

<p>Improving Paragraphs
37. However, as
38. The results have been interpreted in various ways
39. Using the vending machine is like using tools - like when they use sticks to get ants (something like this. very last question)
“It turned out”</p>

<p>Improving Sentences</p>

<h1>20 = A, the answer that started with “were they to be told” yup :smiley: i got this</h1>

<p>Debated Question:
“Although she is best known for her voice-over work in Japanese cartoons, she starred in Woman of the Dunes” Idk. i put starred… i think that’s wrong. </p>

<p>so i wrong in W so far… still possible for 80</p>

<p>oops nvm…</p>

<p>What was the second question? And what was the feline question? Wasn’t the first question about understanding enhancing one’s ability also NE?</p>

<p>^I thought that was the second question.</p>

<p>i remember the second Error ID was NE, i don’t think the first one was. What was it exactly?</p>

<p>It was like ‘understanding something enhances one’s ability to engage in debate.’</p>

<p>Arggh…so is it totally agreed that the Egypt one is “have been built”?</p>

<p>^^^What was the first question like then?</p>

<p>^^^Understanding the difference between something and something enhances some ability to…</p>

<p>wow, i think i got an 80</p>

<p>the answer to the feline question was “the feline… its…”, because you have to start with the subject and further into the sentence that wasn’t underlined, the sentence used “its”</p>

<p>^What was the sentence? Was it no error?</p>