PSAT Writing Questions!

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<li>"Not actually a member of the genus piper, Columbus gave the chili pepper that name believing" that he had found the plant that produces black pepper.</li>
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<p>Answer is not actually a member of the genus Piper, the chili peper was so named by Christopher Columbus because he believed</p>

<p>Why is that^^?</p>

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<li>Because the stained-glass windows of the cathedral in Reims, France were destroyed during the First World "War, it prompted" widespread removal of stained-glass windows from churches throughout France during the Second World War.</li>
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<p>Answer is War, there was.</p>

<p>WHY is that^^?</p>

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<li><p>In his new book, Quest for Ad, the renowned british mountaineer Chris Bonington examines the past century's most remarkable expeditions, profilingsuch explorers including Armstrong, Thor and Herzog.</p></li>
<li><p>By 1966, American pop stars such asRydell, whose hit is believed to have inspired the Beatles song "she.." had been largely eclipsed by British Musical groups.</p></li>
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<li><p>Columbus obviously isn’t a member of the genus; the correction places the logical “chili pepper” under the modification of …genus piper…</p></li>
<li><p>it is ambiguous. could have been the war that did the prompting. because is a subordinating conjunction; therefore, the other clause must be able to stand on its own. With the because clause eliminated, “it” has no meaning.</p></li>
<li><p>if there is an error to be found, it’d be “including” because the idiomatic construction is “such as.”</p></li>
<li><p>I think the error is in whose because the preceding phrase’s subject is pop starS (of whom Rydell is just one example), so whose could refer to any of them</p></li>
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<p>I believe the mistake in number 32 is in “had been largely” due to the subject “pop stars” being plural and “had” being singular. “Had” should be “have.”</p>

<p>nope 32 is E. 31 is D…</p>

<p>@antonioray, i don’t understand your explanation for 31.
31. In his new book, Quest for Ad, the renowned british mountaineer Chris Bonington examines the past century’s most remarkable expeditions, profilingsuch explorers including Armstrong, Thor and Herzog.</p>

<p>You’re saying that such should be such as? then the senetence would be " profiling such explorers as Armstrong…" is that correct?sounds wrong to me.</p>

<p>yea such as and not such including</p>

<p>and i’m wrong on 32
drats
well it’s no error! at least now I know particulars following like and such as can serve as antecedents to relative pronouns</p>