<p>I was doing the first practice test in the blue book… and… I got 4 wrong in a writing section with 3 being identifying questions. I got why I got one of them wrong but can someone help me for tests?</p>
<li>The Historian argued that (we ought) to learn (more about) the process by which individuals like Sam Houston (were identified by) others (as leaders). (No Error) </li>
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<p>i thought that the subject for the second one is “the process” but i guess not, but why is the subject Sam?</p>
<li>(Quick to) (take advantage) of Melanie Johnson’s (preoccupation in) the history of the Johnson family, the genealogist proposed investigating (that) history - for a large fee. (No Error)</li>
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<p>is it supposed to be preoccupation on? i thought in sounded right. I hate idioms… a lot. I ALWAYS get one wrong with these. And by the looks of it does anyone think i can get an 800 in writing because i only got 4 wrong on this section.</p>
<p>I don't really think you can get an 800 with 4 mistakes on the MC.
It's not very clear for me either why the answer to number 28 is C.... although it seems to me that it's about the sense of the noun rather than the simple preposition of an idiom...but then again, as stated above, I'm not sure.
as for number 27, there are three sentences there:
1 the Historians(subject) argued(verb)
2 we(subject) ought(verb) to learn more about the process
3 individuals(subject) like SH were(verb) identified by others as leaders.
I've pointed to you for each sentence the verb and its subject.... because in the third sentence the subject is the noun "individuals" the verb has the correct plural form "were".</p>
<p>well, if u got only 4 wrongs now, it's possible u'll get an 800 on the test, provided u do well on the essays.</p>
<p>but if you mean to ask if it's possible to get an 800 with 4 wrongs, i'm afraid not. and poor essays hurt a lot. i got 3 wrongs on the actual test, but a 9/12 on the essay brought me down to 710. :(</p>
<p>hey, aaron, ca you give us a hint about question 28? the one about "preoccupation in" ?</p>
<p>the correct idiom is "preoccupation with"...and as for sat writing advice, all I could say is read the sentence carefully and try your best, you still have a week to brush up on grammar.</p>