<p>The sentence was something along the lines of “Unfortunately, once Thoreau had stopped the use of gardens did writers cease to write about them.” I know it’s not that exactly but it is close.</p>
<p>The full sentence for the wry disapproval one was something about writing about true nature ending with Thoreau. </p>
<p>Also, Two Questions:</p>
<p>1st, what was the question for the answer “24: Without giving up value”?</p>
<p>2nd, if one were to make the qualification score for the state, is that just qualification, or direct entry into the semifinals?</p>
<p>For all of you who put rueful confession, what exactly is he confessing? He is merely stating a fact and implies disappointment in the lines, which is the exact feeling that wry evokes (dry/mild disappointment). He also confirms this disappointment in the next lines. I didn’t get the vibe of wistful nostalgia from the passage. I thought that he was just talking about his beliefs rather than longing to return to something in the past.</p>
<p>exactly, so its not wry (sarcastic, witty)
i kind of made an argument for nostalgia </p>
<p>rueful confession 
lol jk im not positive, but logically it just fits i think… confession is prolly the issue… i took it as confession was just a loose synonym for statement, declaration, etc.</p>
<p>confessing that gardening in literature died</p>
<p>How many No Error’s in total? And which ones? So far the CC consensus on the NE’s seems to be:</p>
<ol>
<li>Canada independence</li>
<li>Horses (legs that were disproportionately long and not burdened by excessive muscle)</li>
<li>???</li>
</ol>
<p>2 NE’s, forgot which</p>
<p>everyone who thinks it’s not wry disapproval is wrong. go back a few pages i had an explanation.
type into google search define: wry. what comes up is an expression of disappointment or disgust or annoyance. It has two definitions. that one fits perfectly in context with what the author is talking about.
bitter resentment is too harsh.
wistful means sad and melancholy…is the author depressed? did he ever say that he was sad and depressed about no one writing about gardens?!? NOOO he expressed DISAPPROVAL.
rueful confession is just plain wrong…he is not confessing anything. He is expressing disapproval. This case is closed the answer is simple wry disapproval. DONE NO MORE ARGUING I’m RIGHT cos i’m smart</p>
<p>thats talking about facial expressions?</p>
<p>it’s an adjective…it can be applied to various situations…</p>
<p>wait i thought we said that the horse one did have an error</p>
<p>Hi everyone, I am new to CC.</p>
<p>For the PSAT there was something about "what did both authors use in the last paragraph of their essay? Was it figurative language?</p>
<p>lol aw man im beginning to concede to the wry disapproval ppl… sigh 
</p>
<p>oh and what do all of u think the curve will be?</p>
<p>i have a feeling the curve will be pretty harsh, esp for math</p>
<p>i mean, math there were def some hard problems… like the water cylinder one… last years math was harsh…but it was really easy this year was like a little hrder</p>
<p>Seven, I chose wry disapproval, but I see where you’re coming from.
On dictionary.com, the first definition listed for ‘confession’ is acknowledging. If those two words were exactly synonymous, you’d be right.<br>
But I feel like ‘confession’ is always used to admit something, which he doesn’t really do.</p>
<p>I can’t really give my opinion on the matter, though, since I’ll always be biased towards my answer. ;P</p>
<p>How harsh do you think the math will be? </p>
<p>Would 4 wrong be like a 68/69?</p>
<p>Math was ridiculously easy for me, so I think the curve will be pretty tough.
If there’s a good curve on any of the three sections, I’m pretty sure it’ll be reading. Pretty much everyone I talked to thinks they’ve failed it.</p>
<p>What was the “silence…roused” question?</p>
<p>Yeah math was super easy, I was 100% confident on almost all my answers, save a few that I changed because I’m an idiot. Same with writing. Reading was hard though.</p>
<p>Can I get some clarification on the scoring system though? Since it’s .25 off for every missed question, does that mean that for example if I got 8 questions wrong on reading that’s 2 points off and a 46 out of 48 or whatever? I don’t quite understand this.</p>