QAS Writing Problems

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<p>Here we go again! The hardest part of the SAT.</p>

<p>Plants grown for<a href="A">/u</a> their flowers should be treated with<a href="B">/u</a> a low-nitrogen fertilizer because excessive nitrogen promotes<a href="C">/u</a> the growth of leaves at the expense of flowers . No error (E)</p>

<p>My gut feeling was no error, because "promotes the growth of leaves at the expense of flowers" sounded right. Why is this parallel? I'd appreciate if someone could offer a grammatical explanation.</p>

<p>Opposite to <a href="A">/u</a> most people I know, Annie, a good photographer herself, (B) actually enjoys seeing<a href="C">/u</a> the photographs that her friends take on their <a href="D">/u</a> vacations. No error (E)</p>

<p>Choice (A) sounds wrong, but I couldn't find a reason for it so I put E. The answer was A. </p>

<p>Not very particular in<a href="A">/u</a> nesting sites, (B) house wrens may nest<a href="C">/u</a> in birdhouses, mailboxes, building crevices -- even in the pockets of<a href="D">/u</a> hanging laundry. No error. (E)</p>

<p>Answer is A. No idea why.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance.</p>

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<p>Why isn’t the first one parallel? Its growth of x at the expense of y.
Opposite can’t be used to describe personalities
Particular in isn’t the correct idiom. Its particular about.</p>

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<p>one doesn’t say “opposite to” one says “unlike” when talking about the comparison of humans…</p>

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<p>Are these questions from a recent sat?</p>

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<li>D… expense of the flowers growth. incorrect comparison</li>
<li>Gertrude is right, or at least generally right, apparently, it has to be unlike or something…idk why though
3.A. incorrect idiom. i believe it has to be “of”… i would have gotten that wrong if i didn’t see the answer.</li>
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