SAT Writing Questions from past PSAT!

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<p>Hi! These questions are from the 2007 PSAT Form W. </p>

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<li>For "In his new book, Quest for Adventure, the renowned British mountaineer Chris Bonington examines the past century's most remarkable expeditions, profiling [such explorers including] Neil Armsrong, Thor Heyerdahl, and Maurice Herzog.</li>
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<p>Is it such explorers AS?/ "such... as" </p>

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<li> After Gertrude Ederie [had swam] the English Channel, she was celebrated as the first woman ever to accomplish the feat. </li>
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<p>What should "had swam" be? Swum? Is there ever such a thing as "had swam"? </p>

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<li>Available through the school;'s guidance office [is] a job directory and a list of job referral centers that provide information for students in need of employment. </li>
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<p>is it "are" because there is more than one thing? Both the job directory and the list = 2 things = are?</p>

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<p>Thank you! :)</p>

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Yes: “such explorers as . . . .”

It is “had swum.” Similarly, it is “had run” as opposed to “had ran,” “had gone” as opposed to “had went,” “had done” as opposed to “had did,” etc. It is in the past perfect tense as opposed to the simple past.</p>

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Correct. X is/are available = Available is/are X. I don’t know what this structure is called, but it is correct. The verb simply comes before the subject in this case.</p>

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<p>^it is called an “inverted verb structure”</p>

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<p>Thank you very much! Here’s another question. </p>

<p>When Catherine the Great had a magnificent dinner service of Sevres porcelain made for her, she was scandalized by its great cost, [which became] the subject of prolonged controversey. </p>

<p>which became is right, but what’s wrong if I change it to “therefore becoming”? i.e. therefore becoming the subject of prolonged controversey. </p>

<p>I originally thought “which became” was wrong because the sentence didnt’ sound right. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>What’s wrong with “so” in the above sentence? Is it because the second part is not explained by the first statement? </p>

<p>What should it be instead? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Another question! </p>

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<p>Why should it be “and me” here? Is it because the sales manager and “I” were not responsible for making the relationship exist, but the relationship was doing the existing between the sales manager and me? </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>okay I understand all of the above now!</p>

<p>Please help with the below</p>

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<p>what word should it be instead of indecisive? undecided? </p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Yes. Indecisive is used to describe a character, not an object.</p>

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<p>Why isn’t it “require that one cooks?” isn’t it one person, so its cooks? why doesnt the normal “she plays/they play rule here?” </p>

<p>does that mean all “require” is like they require that she play, they require that they play, always singular?</p>

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<p>Ok,apparently its require that she cooks, wish that she cooks. something “that”. </p>

<p>like, verb that [single object] [verb in singular form] right?</p>

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<p>this is because the word “require” is a command. if uve ever taken spanish or maybe another foreign language class, u know that commands are without the s in the end (in a sense). so if i required a single person to run, it would “I require that he run to the nearest tree” not runs. its odd but proper english. hope that helps for anyone else who sees this</p>

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<p>what was the point in giving a year old thread life?</p>