<p>the debate one was the second question… the first def had an easy error</p>
<p>^^ that was a sentence correction, not finding an error</p>
<p>Darn, I missed the Egypt one, but on the other hand…
I believe for the firefighter one, the answer was “a firefighter”, not “firefighers” because the subject of the sentence was each, which is singular. What makes sense:
Each became a firefighter (omitting the prep phrase “of them”, which doesn’t alter the meaning)
Each became firefighters (omitting the prep phrase “of them”, which doesn’t alter the meaning)
I think it’s the first one. I’m open to suggestions, though.
Also, for that weird one about the jurors and were to have been told or something like that, I think the answer is “by telling them”, because although both the were to have been told and the by telling them work, by telling them is more succinct, and that’s what the Collegeboard wants. It’s just like that Congress question, where there were two right answer choices, but one was better because the dependent clause was closer to the noun it was modifying. As I said above, I’m open to suggestions.
I’m praying for only -2 for like a 73-75, but I might get a 65-68 if I get -3 or -4. Please no careless mistakes. Everything else I put seemed correct, though.</p>
<p>Was the correct answer to the feline question B?</p>
<p>Going back to the “best” versus “better” discussion on the Japanese voice-over/film star sentence error identification question and the fact that no consensus has emerged here, I would urge all interested parties to send an email to ETS to ask for a review of this question. It is amazing that a question that ambiguous could make it on to the PSAT. There are strong arguments on both sides, and I have seen that a sentence error identification question got tossed in 2003 after review. No way people should lose scholarship dollars over a poorly drafted question like this. We are allowed to challenge the ambiguity of this question. Page 6 of the Official Student Guide to PSAT says that one may write to:</p>
<p>Assessment Development, P.O. Box 6656, Princeton, NJ 08541-6656 or send an email to <a href="mailto:cbcandinq@ets.org">cbcandinq@ets.org</a></p>
<p>I strongly believe the question should either be tossed or more than one answer be credited as correct.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>This is not 100% dispositive, but question # 18 on page 776 of The Official SAT Study Guide (2nd Edition) reads “Though best known as a jazz vocalist, he also enjoyed gospel music, whereby he told his manager that he wanted to make a recording of his favorite gospel songs.” Answer choices for the errors were: a) best known; b) also enjoyed; c) whereby; d) recording of; e) No error. The correct answer is given as c; in this question, “best known” was obviously not viewed as incorrect usage by College Board/ETS in a comparative context (jazz vs. gospel) or there would have been two errors in the question. Gives support to those who chose “No error” on the question on the PSAT involving Kyoko Kishida (best known for voice-over work but also had 1964 film starring role).</p>
<p>"While Ms. Kishida appeared in other films, including Mr. Teshigaharas Rikyu, she was best known in Japan for her voice-over work in animated films and television cartoons, including the long-running series Moomin.</p>
<p>Looks like “best known” will be viewed as correct usage by ETS, with “no error” the correct answer.</p>
<p>As I recall, there was a question about a director who was playing a character and taking some sort of new approach to it or something of that sort. (Writing section, sentence error identification, left column of a left-side page)</p>
<p>What was the correct answer? I believe that it was something along the lines of “Directing <name of=”" work=“”>, <name of=“” director=“”> plays <name of=“” character=“”>, taking a new approach to <etc>". I don’t recall what choice it was, though.</etc></name></name></name></p>
<p>About the juror one, it is a hypothetical conditional, so it has to be the ‘were told’ answer.</p>
<p>What was the “to where” question?</p>
<p>Does anyone remember the sentence and/or any of the answer choices specifically for the feline habit question?</p>
<p>^Some company did something that made them so something “to where” they weren’t able to compete with other businesses. “To where” was definitely the answer.</p>
<p>writer320, do you think I can ask them about the Egyptian question?</p>
<p>What was the question about something had/have/has done something (I can’t remember the exact verb usage), and was the has/have/had the error?</p>
<p>What was the answer to the question about buyers being sure that insurance on their cars was affordable? I remember being unsure about that, but I can’t remember what the choices were.</p>
<p>Do any of you remember any other chooses to hat fig passage writing question I think another chice was like monkeys were like other apes or something or am I thinkin of a different question</p>
<p>Oooh, I remember the “to where” question now. Got it right! yuss.</p>
<p>^
Can you possibly type it out? Thank u so much =) I do not remember “to where” at all…I prolly got it wrong =(</p>
<p>for the one about the slugs…was it “turned out” or “however”???</p>
<p>and can any sum up the better best i read the thread but its still unclear…and someone said insure was wrong</p>