!!!!! SAT WRITING QUESTIONS !!!!!!! need a help

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<li>After each of the architects (have finished to present) a plan for the building’s renovation, the committee considered the proposal and made its decision.
A- have finished to present
B- had finished to present
C- had finished presenting</li>
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<li>The answer is C, and I got right answer but double checking,,,,, so B is wrong, because of “to present”- which is infinitives (indicate unreal, abstract, or future action).</li>
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<li>Although one might think that contact lenses are a recent invention, (but in fact were) developed more than a century a ago.
A - but in fact were
B – they have in fact been
C – they were in fact</li>
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<ul>
<li>The answer is C, and I got right answer but double checking,,,,, so B is wrong, because of wrong passive voice (have + pp + been + by Object). Would it be correct answer if it was “they have in fact developed more than a century a ago”?</li>
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<li>Elizabeth Bishop’s unpublished manuscripts contain many unfinished drafts; (some she intended) to rewrite, (but others) she (never meant) to publish, (having lay) them aside as mementoes of the past. (No error)</li>
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<li>The answer is (having lay), what should I change this to?? “</li>
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<li>(In recognition to) her (extraordinary) contributions to gospel music, in 1988 the National Endowment for the Arts (presented) Willie Mae Ford Smith (with) a National Heritage Award. (No error).</li>
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<ul>
<li>The answer is (In recognition to), what should I change his to and why this is a correct answer?</li>
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<p>Thanks again,, this is from 2011 Oct</p>

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<ol>
<li>After each of the architects (have finished to present) a plan for the building’s renovation, the committee considered the proposal and made its decision.
A- have finished to present
B- had finished to present
C- had finished presenting</li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>The answer is C, and I got right answer but double checking, so B is wrong, because of “to present”- which is infinitives (indicate unreal, abstract, or future action).</li>
</ul>

<p>what’s all this about unreal, abstract, or future actions…dunno</p>

<p>but idiomatically…finished in the past perfect makes sense to used a gerund</p>

<p>I had finished jerking off before my mother stormed into the room.</p>

<p>Referring to the future, then yes, to finish would make sense.</p>

<p>I plan to finish my homework by tomorrow. </p>

<p>THIS DOESNT LOOK LIKE A REAL SAT QUESTION BTW…this never test u like this…looks like one of those fake barron’s questions</p>

<p>. Although one might think that contact lenses are a recent invention, (but in fact were) developed more than a century a ago.
A - but in fact were
B – they have in fact been
C – they were in fact</p>

<ul>
<li>The answer is C, and I got right answer but double checking, so B is wrong, because of wrong passive voice (have + pp + been + by Object). Would it be correct answer if it was “they have in fact developed more than a century a ago”?</li>
</ul>

<p>NO B IS WRONG BECAUSE IT IS REFERRING TO THE SIMPLE PAST (AN ACTION COMPLETED IN THE PAST)…WHERE AS…HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED…REFERS TO PRESENT PERFECT WITH RELEVANCE IN THE PRESENT…WHATS THIS ABOUT PASSIVE VOICE…WHO IS SPEAKING??</p>

<p>NO “THEY HAVE IN FACT (BEEN) DEVELOPED…” U MISSING THE “bEEN”</p>

<ol>
<li>Elizabeth Bishop’s unpublished manuscripts contain many unfinished drafts; (some she intended) to rewrite, (but others) she (never meant) to publish, (having lay) them aside as mementoes of the past. (No error)</li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>The answer is (having lay), what should I change this to??</li>
</ul>

<p>LIE (INTRANSITIVE AS IN RECLINE) LAY (TRANSITIVE WITH OBJECT)</p>

<p>LIE LAY
LAY LAID
LAIN LAID
LYING LAYING</p>

<p>HAVING LAID…IS THE ANSWER…AND WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT KIND OF GETTING LAID…LOL</p>

<ol>
<li>(In recognition to) her (extraordinary) contributions to gospel music, in 1988 the National Endowment for the Arts (presented) Willie Mae Ford Smith (with) a National Heritage Award. (No error).</li>
</ol>

<ul>
<li>The answer is (In recognition to), what should I change his to and why this is a correct answer?</li>
</ul>

<p>IDIOMATIC ERROR</p>

<p>WE DONT SAY IN RECOGNITION TO
WE SAY
IN RECOGNITION OF</p>