<p>As the October SAT is approaching, I am starting to develop weird psychological disorders. I have the following symptoms:
-unprecedented penchant towards random, whimsical discussions in CC forums
-predispostion of correcting others' grammatical errors
-proclivity of making up SAT questions for any written article
-predilection for using SAT-words whenever applicable</p>
<p>Is there any way to remedy this disorder? I am in urgent need of help. Thanks.</p>
<p>See if you can resist making corrections to the following casual remarks which may contain one or more errors.</p>
<p>“None of the cabbages were green.”</p>
<p>“This piece of banana bread has less calories then that piece of cake.”</p>
<p>“It was he who I smacked in the face with a large zucchini.”</p>
<p>Argh. I cannot resist my natural impulse that forces me to correct those un-grammatical sentences.</p>
<p>None of the cabbages was green.</p>
<p>This piece <of banana=“” bread=“”> has less calories than that piece <of cake=“”>.
The phrase that is enclosed in a set of <> is a prepositional phrase.</of></of></p>
<p>It was he whom I smacked in the face with a large zucchini.</p>
<p>Am I correct?</p>
<p>no, you not, you are wrong. And your “refreshed” is twice wrong.
You said that those “real” essay got 12 points? Baffling and prattling!</p>
<p>It’s combinated from internet resourses, like about Heroes- part is copy-past from Heroism: Why Heroes are Important
by Scott LaBarge from santa clara university. hahhahahaha that’s it!</p>
<p>So…A prolix proclamation of a preparational potboiler proposed by a panjandrum who must perforce propitiate his plangent propulsion. </p>
<p>“Perhaps as (A a consequence of) warfare (b that erupted) when natural resources became scarce, many of Easter Island’s large stone statues, called Moai, (C have been toppled) by the islanders (D themselves) three centuries ago.”</p>
<p>i conjecture that it’s D</p>
<p>^^What are you saying?
^I am pretty sure that my answers are correct. Please refrain yourself from being arrogant. And please remember that you are the biggest ■■■■■ in CC. Also, that was an essay collected from a user named 8parks11. Yes, my motives to use that essay on the test day is questionable, but I don’t see why you are blaming ME, who is not the author of that essay, for plagiarism.</p>
<p>Actually you missed an error:</p>
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<p>The banana bread should have fewer calories, as a calorie is a countable substance.</p>
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Actually, I think the original “were” works fine, since “none” can be singular or plural.</p>
<p>Ah. Am I undergoing regression…?</p>
<p>Suleyman, that was one of the most incoherent posts I’ve ever read.</p>
<p>And can none really be plural? I never knew that.</p>
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<p>Ok. Tell us, how long have you been studing english? I don’t think that only silverturtle’s guide would provide such mastery.</p>
<p>yeah benhpark, how long have you studying? :)</p>
<p>2 1/2 yrs in the US</p>
<p>For 5 years I have been studying at a mediocre international school in South Korea.</p>
<p>And one question: as pi said, can none be plural?</p>
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<p>Yes, it can.</p>
<p>^Could you give an example (or two…or three…or four :)), please?</p>
<p>^ When the object of the prepositional phrase is plural, you can treat “none” as plural, as in:</p>
<p>None of the people are hungry.</p>
<p>what about the word all?</p>
<p>“some” can be plural/singular as well, but i doubt it’s going to appear on the SAT…</p>
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<p>So if I want to avoid confusing myself, can I treat “none” as singular all the time? Or are there situations in which “none” must be plural?</p>