PSAT Writing Questions

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<p>Could anyone explain the answers for these 3 PSAT Writing questions? (From 2004 Sat. PSAT)</p>

<p>A great performance of a play both stimulates us to think and enlarges our capacity for feeling.</p>

<p>(A)both stimulates us to think and enlarges our capacity for feeling
(B)stimulates our thinking enlarges our feeling capacity too
(C)both is a stimulus to our thinking and an enlargement of our capacity to feel
(D)is stimulating to our thinking and enlarging our capacity for feeling too
(E)is both a stimulus to our thinking and enlarges our feeling capacity</p>

<p>In 1972, (a. while) (b. serving as) a congressional representative (c. from New York), Sirley Chisholm became the first African American woman (d. to endeavor) the presidential nomination (e. No error)</p>

<p>Its strategic loation and (a. its importance to) (b. so many) religions are two of the (c. reasons that) the Middle East (d. has and will) continue to be a volatile part ofo the world. (e. No error)</p>

<p>Answers that were given to me by momof2ky: a, d, d</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>i think is (a) just by process of elimination stimulates/enlarges</p></li>
<li><p>is (d) because it is missing the word “been” after has</p></li>
<li><p>hmmm, i think it should be (e), but if not im as stumped as you are</p></li>
</ol>

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<p>for the 3rd one, i think it’s (d) because it prob. would be “has been”.. maybe idk lol</p>