<p>the revising question would have no error if there were an “after” before “revising”, i think.</p>
<p>i hope you aren’t right! was there an ‘after’ before revising?</p>
<p>Edit:</p>
<p>Ok, I forgot the wording -</p>
<p>Let’s just accept that it was either “before, until, or after”. All these words are in the same linguistic group <a href=“http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/future-time-clauses-when-before-after-as-soon-as-until/[/url]”>http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/future-time-clauses-when-before-after-as-soon-as-until/</a></p>
<p>Although if it was “until”, it does indeed sound somewhat awkward. Going to do some research.</p>
<p>On second examination:</p>
<p>I’m still correct, even if it didn’t say “before” or “after”. Until is always used in the same manner/context of both words, even if it does sound a bit awkward.</p>
<p>OMG NEVERMIND. I found it through searching this thread:
“The girl refused to have her books published until revising it several times.”</p>
<p>I put No error! (My bad…)</p>
<p>ETA: Yeah, this was definitely, 100% no error.</p>
<p>In order to make a name for herself, Mary never turned (or turns?) her papers in until(before?) revising them.</p>
<p>All 4 combinations are grammatically correct.</p>
<p>A lot of people were saying that if “turned” was past tense, then it has to be “she revised them”. This is misguided for the reasons I’ve stated in the last 3 posts.</p>
<p>Edit: cheers mulberry :P</p>
<p>yes! woohoo</p>
<p>It’s funny how I end up arguing for the right answer, even though I put the wrong one down :p.</p>
<p>Oh well, silly mistakes I make always bring my grade down - it’s almost never been a grammatical error, always one of those stupid “word usage” errors.</p>
<p>Hey, could anyone tell me (honestly) what score I will likely receive on my SAT essay? I think I did well on the multiple choice, but I’m concerned that I bit the dust on the essay. The topic was whether we should define an individual based on what he or she does for a living, or on some other criterion. Here’s what I wrote:</p>
<p>"The stimulus quotation is insightful. It suggests that in evaluating ourselves or others, we should shift our focus from professional status to actual character. This is indeed true for several reasons. First, success in life is not contingent upon a prestigious career. Second, the truly successful are often known best for their moral values and for their humanity. For these related reasons, we are defined less by what we do than by who we are.</p>
<p>In The Measure of Our Success, Marianne Wright Edelman argues that money and status are not the true indicators of success. However enticing a high-powered legal career may seem, for example, one’s occupation has no bearing on one’s intrinsic worth. With enough money, it may be possible to buy a mansion or a fur coat. Yet a bigger house cannot mend a broken home; nor is a fur coat a warm embrace. Epitaphs rarely state, “became a C.E.O. and drove a Porsche.”</p>
<p>The point is that the quest for fortune and fame is ultimately a superficial one. Defining people by what they do, however, lends credence to an emphasis on this pursuit. We would do better to emphasize peopel’s inward attributes instead. The case of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is telling. Granted, he achieved greatness in his short life. But today, we remember him not for the degrees or honors that he held, but for the values that he embodied. King believed that an unjust law is no law at all. Therefore, he fought to end Jim Crow laws in Southern states. Not only did he pursue a noble end, but he used a noble and peaceful means to achieve it. Fully committed to nonviolence, he refused to sink to the level of his brutal oppressors. Today, we continue to honor his courage and his passion for humanity.</p>
<p>In conclusion, people are defined not by what they do but by the content of their character. To suggest otherwise is to fall prey to a shallow analysis."</p>
<p>9/10…personally i wouldnt have cited the stimulus quotation</p>
<p>Thanks. I predicted about a 9 or a 10 myself, depending on how merciful the graders are. Looking back, I would have liked to add another example and to clean up some of the syntax. But I’m hoping that with a very high sub-score on the MC section alone, I’ll still be able to get 700 or above on the Writing section. We’ll see…</p>
<p>Anybody want to a compile a finalized list of answers?</p>
<p>that would be nice</p>
<p>In the Error ID section maybe around #26, what’d you guys put for the one… I’m having trouble recalling it exactly, but it was tricky and I put No Error. One of the options was “yet.” Help?</p>
<p>YEAH BABY!!! Talked to my AP english Literature teacher(Who has a degree from Berkeley for Comparative Literature) today and she said that the “Mary never hands in her research papers until revising them” sentence is grammatically incorrect.</p>
<p>What was wrong with it?</p>
<p>The “revising” bit.</p>
<p>well c may 21</p>