<p>Did it say “had shrunk” or “has shrunk”?
I’m fairly positive it said “had.” Hmmmm.</p>
<p>Yes, Diatomiclove, that’s been my argument the whole time. I am beginning to wonder if CB would really put something that nit-picky on the PSAT and expect us to notice it or want us to dismiss at a stylistic issue. Either these answers are wrong or this PSAT’s CR is the worst I have ever seen, and it’s probably the latter since I have only done 4 PSAT practice tests, the PSAT two other times, the SAT once, and 4 SAT Blue Book practice tests.</p>
<p>@Mascara
It said has, I’m 100% sure.</p>
<p>Why does Math usually have a steep curve?</p>
<p>It definitely said “has shrunk.” I’m 100% positive.</p>
<p>texas cutoff last year was a 210
given the difficulty or lack of difficulty in this test
what would you say for a minus one or two in math and writing
and a minus 5-7 in critical reading?</p>
<p>math always has the worst curve.
two wrong is a 70</p>
<p>Diatomiclove- Probs about 6 or 7 real PSATS (along with probably like 8 real PSATs), and I consistently get 80’s/800’s, and the only other passage I’ve ever seen that matched Duncan’s overall vagueness and challenge is Trabb’s Boy, the notorious Blue Book passage.</p>
<p>Although the rest of the CR was pretty easy, a LOT of people are going to be missing a LOT of questions on that passage. Even if the curve isn’t incredibly lenient, it’s not going to be tough, either.</p>
<p>me too. We’re arguing about nothing. When you said the sentence was “originally” present perfect I thought you were saying it STARTED (like, the beginning of the sentence) in present perfect.</p>
<p>The thieves question said “has shrunk,” which is the present perfect tense. </p>
<p>The present perfect tense indicates that an action has started in the past and is still going on in the present. In the context of the sentence, the market for stolen artwork began to contract sometime in the past and is still contracting. </p>
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<p>Some people seem to think the answer is “had shrunk.” I don’t know why. Does anyone remember the sentence in its entirety?</p>
<p>That the … suggests that the market has shrunk. E, no error. The present perfect is grammatically correct in this sentence (and so is starting the sentence with “That”)</p>
<p>I think we need the solidified, original sentence to determine whether it’s “has” or “had”, because the difference between showed/shows changes the answer.</p>
<p>I do think it’s No Error, though.</p>
<p>It said had shrunk. I know this beyond all doubt, it said ‘had shrunk’. Not ‘has’.</p>
<p>The first part of the sentence had “was” and the end of the sentence had “has shrunk”.</p>
<p>has shrunk was definitely the incorrect portion, I’m certain.</p>
<p>it’s been hours since we took it. i doubt it. honestly, for this question, there’s no point in debating whether it’s D or E.
either ask/confirm different questions/answers or just let the thread die out until, probably, December</p>
<p>I am inclined to say ‘no error’. I originally chose something else on my test.</p>
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<p>The sentence said “had shrunk”?</p>
<p>It said “HAS,” I just took the test, I’m incredibly sure about that.</p>
<p>I am 100% sure it said “has”. I finished the Writing section with approx. 5 mins to spare and I immediately went to this question and spent a good amount of time on it. It is definitely “has”.</p>