PSAT 2010 Wednesday Writing Discussion

<p>there was one about the art of something and/or something in the error ID</p>

<p>it was like There are some people… etc</p>

<p>^I think the answer was E: Some people believe that talent in the arts and music is hereditary.</p>

<p>

</p>

<p>I put one that removed the “There are”. I’m pretty sure there was only one of those.</p>

<p>Guys, you can add to the consolodated list. I don’t have to be the only one doing it…</p>

<p>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)</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)</p>

<p>Improving Sentences</p>

<h1>20 = A, the answer that started with “were”</h1>

<p>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</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)</p>

<p>Improving Sentences</p>

<h1>20 = A, the answer that started with “were they to be told”</h1>

<p>what was the “however as…” one. was that the one where the slugs don’t fit in teh thing and you had to find out what should go at the beginning. if it is i got “it turned out”</p>

<p>@altamash, that was a different question. The However,as, was near the beginning.</p>

<p>I too chose E for the talent one- it was short and sweet, CB style.</p>

<p>Error ID:
Japanese actress one–No error</p>

<p>thnx susie, but is "it turned out " correct</p>

<p>@simo14, my friends and I discussed the Japanese actress one. We decided that the error was in Better known vs Best known. The original sentence said she was best known for her role in cartoons yet only mentions two roles she has had. Thus, the answer should be in the comparative, not the superlative.</p>

<p>EDIT: Yes, I also put “as it turned out” for the slugs one.</p>

<p>for me the japanese actress was: “also” because it’s illogical to use although and also in the same sentence. Although she is smart, she is also beautiful sounds odd to me. The two clauses are supposed to be opposite to each other, not buttress one another</p>

<p>Belly, “also” sounded fine to me. “Though the Japanese actress is better known for her role in (insert cartoon), she is also well-known for her role in (something else).” The sentence is trying to show that though people generally associate her with her cartoon voice acting, people have also heard about her from some other source.</p>

<p>Was the insured/ensured question about rock climbing</p>

<p>^^ i put the “also” answer too, because there was no first verb to compare it too, something like that.</p>

<p>

</p>

<p>^ Sorry, which question was that? </p>

<p>How many “No Error” answers were there in the sentence improvement? (Any consensus yet?) I found 2; one was early in the section, the other was the Eleanor Roosevelt sentence.</p>

<p>^^^Yes that was about insured equipment (harnesses, cables and other equip.) would not fail so yes rock climbing.
^It was about Some people believing talent in arts and music is hereditary (which is the answer)</p>

<p>"firefighter’ should be singular, not plural, and it was in the improving sentences section. Also, the ‘insured’ sentence was NE because it already was ‘had insured.’</p>

<p>In identifying the error, I found 3 errors but there should have only been two, I think.</p>

<p>what were the two no errors</p>