<p>Some people consider buying a new house an arduous process, as a result they opt to rent instead.</p>
<p>A. process, as a result they opt
B. process, henceforth, they opt
C. process; as a result they opt
D. process, they opt
E. process, consequently opting</p>
<p>Why is the answer C and not E? I figured that E works better because it is more concise and it parallels the form of "buying".</p>
<p>Finally, this is unrelated to writing, but would standard deviations show up on the SAT Math? In PR, I encountered a question asking about them and was skeptical.</p>
<p>for q1 ,
C is completely correct because ; separates two completely different toughts</p>
<p>for q2,
When you see that A is completely correct,beyond any doubt,you must eliminate any other answer choice that seem ‘‘half correct’’
In this case,it doesnt matter if you refer to the athlete as ‘‘his’’ or ‘‘her’’ ,as far as the sentence is gramatically correct.If choce D contained ‘‘they or we’’,for example,than choice D would be incorrect.
Remember that in Identifying sentence error,you dont need the sentence to sound good,you need it to be gramatically correct.</p>
<p>I still don’t get that second one, since doesn’t it have to say his or her to be grammatically correct? Regardless, could I get some help on this one:</p>
<p>If anyone deserves recognition for their contribution, it is ____. (they/them)?</p>
<p>My book tells me the answer is they, and I can sort of see this because that blank should have something in the nominative case, not the accusative, but I need someone to really convince me it is they, because it just sounds so awkward.</p>
<p>Never mind, I can believe it, but I have a few more questions:</p>
<p>Doug and Joey both need a moth for their insect collections to be complete.
My book states that “a moth” is the correct answer because of agreement; it should be “moths”. However, I interpreted it as both of them needed a singular moth to complete each collection. Why is “a moth” wrong?</p>
<p>Although their concepts are quite different, both biology and chemistry are considered as natural sciences.
My book states that there is no error and that ETS has shown that “considered as” is fine. However, just a few pages ago, they stated in a list of idioms that the word “consider” takes no preposition. How can this be true if they just showed that ETS accepts “considered as”?</p>
<p>In demand as yearbook editor and co-captain of the basketball team, Jerome has never been more busier than he is this semester.
The book states that “he is” is the correct answer because of verb tense; it should be “has been”. However, isn’t “more busier” incorrect, as well? Shouldn’t it be either “busier” or “more busy”?</p>
<p>The amount of rainfall recorded during the summer months predict the relative severity of an outbreak of West Nile Virus.
The book states that “predict” is the correct answer because of a subject-verb agreement; it should be “predicts”. However, isn’t “amount of” incorrect, as well? If the rainfall was recorded, it was obviously counted and is a hard statistic, so shouldn’t it be “number of”? I’m saying this based on the rule that one should use “number” when referring to a group of things that can be counted, and that one should use “amount” when referring to something that cannot be counted.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the first two, but in the third one “more busier” is definitely incorrect. As for the forth one, would you really use the phrase “number of rainfall”? You could say “number of inches of rainfall,” but I think it’s just fine as it is.</p>
<p>What book are you getting these questions from?</p>
<p>Whoa. “More busier” is definitely incorrect. You do not use “more” if the adjective has an “-er” form. Personally, I would never use “considered as”, especially in that sentence. </p>
<p>Not entirely sure about the moth question, but since the subject is plural, I probably wouldn’t use “a moth” because to me it sounds as if it’s implying they both only need a singular moth together instead of each needing a moth of their own. Not sure though.</p>
<p>I believe “amount of rainfall” is correct. Does “number of rainfall” sound right to you? I could see “number of raindrops” or such…</p>
<p>And since it is “amount of rainfall”, then yes, predict is incorrect.</p>
<p>^ I think I have to disagree with you about the moth question. If the statement merely said, “Doug and Joey need a moth” then I would agree that it sounds like collectively they only need one moth. However, the key word is “both”: it says Doug and Joey both need a moth, which to me implies that each one needs one. Yes, this is still ambiguous, but I think it is less ambiguous that using “moths,” which could easily imply that each of them needs multiple moths, which is not the intended meaning. I dunno; I just think it’s a bad question.</p>
<p>Ok, I understand that, but I’m still not sure if “considered as” would be considered correct on the SAT. My Princeton Review book said that ETS has shown that this phrase is fine, but I’m fairly certain that “consider” doesn’t have a preposition. Regardless, I only have a couple more questions.</p>
<p>The junior editor’s experience at the publisher proved more challenging than he could have expected, being put in charge of a major book release when the senior editor fell ill.
A. expected, being put
B. expected; when he was put
C. expected: he was put
D. expected: one of which was putting him
E. expected and he had therefore been put
Ok, so C is the right answer, and I agree that it is the “least incorrect”, but shouldn’t this have a semicolon, not a colon? I’m not too familiar with appositives, but I think this might qualify as one, which would justify the use of a colon, but I still think that a semicolon is more fitting. Could anyone shed light on when the SAT prefers using the colon?</p>
<p>This is from an Essay Revision, but context is not really needed. Cuba is the number one exporter of sugar in the world and exports 3 million tons a year.
A. Cuba, the number one exporter of sugar in the world, exports 3 million tons a year.
B. Cuba is the primary world exporter of sugar and exports 3 million tons a year.
C. Although Cuba is the first exporter of sugar in the world, it exports 3 million tons a year.
D. As the leading producer of sugar in the world, Cuba exports 3 million tons a year.
E. Cuba exports 3 million tons a year and is the number one exporter of sugar in the world.
My book claims that D is the correct answer, but we are never told that Cuba is the number one producer, we just know that they export the most. Producing is not the same thing as exporting, so I don’t see how they can make that jump.</p>
<p>112358- Apparently, I didn’t read well, either, because I missed the “both” (which changes my opinion, because “a moth” immediately sounds better after both is added). However, didn’t smash say the correct answer was “moths”? Which totally makes the sentence sound awkward to me…</p>
<p>I’ve moved on to Barron’s from PR and I have a couple writing questions:</p>
<p>Large, lush geraniums in sunny reds and bright corals cascade down from the third-floor balcony, reaching three and four feet toward the earth.
This is designated as No error, but shouldn’t it be “from the earth”?</p>
<p>Soon to turn ten years old, Philip thought about having a 3D party: eating dinner, dancing under the strobe light, and the movie “Dodgeball” with Ben Stiller would provide the entertainment for him and his friends.
I would say, if anything, “to turn” is wrong, because it seems as if “turning” or “about to turn” fits better. However, the book states that “the movie “Dodgeball”” is wrong because of lack of parallelism, which I agree with. However, there is no way to change merely that phrase and make the sentence parallel. They suggest changing it to “watching the movie “Dodgeball””, but that doesn’t mesh with the rest of the sentence.</p>
<ol>
<li><p>It talks about them “cascading down” from a balcony so I think the implication is that they’re pointing down toward the earth.</p></li>
<li><p>Can you elaborate on what you find wrong with “watching the movie Dodgeball”? It sounds alright to me.</p></li>
</ol>
However, didn’t smash say the correct answer was “moths”? Which totally makes the sentence sound awkward to me…</p>