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<p>[A Swiss with renown as a psychological pioneer, C.G Jung] in the field of psychoanalysis almost equals that of Sigmund Freud. </p>

<p>[C.G. Jung was a Swiss psychologist whose renown as a pioneer] in the field of psychoanalysis almost equals that of Sigmund Freud. </p>

<h2>Q1 Why is the second one correct? </h2>

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<p>Just as Ireland has produced many famous writers and the Netherlands an abundance of famous painters, [so Finland has provided a large number of famous architects.]</p>

<h2>Q2 is there an idiom involved? Just as... so....? Sounds weird. But the other choices were wrong, so I picked this by process of elimination. </h2>

<h2>Q3 Someone want to tell me when to use "among" and when to use "amongst"?</h2>

<p>Because the flood has made the bridge (inaccessible to) automobiles and pedestrians (alike), (we had rented) a small boat (to reach) the island. </p>

<p>C is correct.</p>

<p>Q4. Can someone tell me a method to determine if "alike" is used properly? </p>

<h2>Q5 Why is "we had rented" wrong? Is it because "...to automobiles and pedestrians alike" is in 3rd person? In order for "we" to be correct, would it have to be "inaccessible to US, we"?</h2>

<p>John Edgar Wideman is regarded (to be) (one of) the most talented writers of the late twentieth century and is often (compared to) such literary giants (as) Ralph Ellison and Richard Wright.</p>

<p>Q6 So A is the answer. "to be" is not conjugated which is correct because regarded is conjugated, so it must be unidiomatic. the correct form would be [regard "as"]?</p>

<h2>Q7 I thought D was the answer because "as" introduces a subordinating clause, and "like" takes a noun object. In this case ralph and richard are nouns, so shouldn't it be "like"? </h2>

<p>In the united states, the industrial use of plastics is greater (than steel), aluminum, and copper combined. </p>

<h2>Q8. "than steel" is wrong because of illogical comparison right? It should be "than the use of". But sometimes things are implied like "I am better at soccer than they". How do I know if it is an illogical comparison or an implied preposition? </h2>

<p>The dolls in the collection had been carefully carved for children [long since] gone</p>

<h2>Q9 How do I know that "long since" is being used correctly? It naturally feels awk because I don't use it in speech or writing. </h2>

<h1>31 and #35 (Improving paragraphs, page 662)</h1>

<h2>Q10 Are these a bit cuckoo?!?! In some answer choices they simply change an adverb/verb to a synonymous adverb/verb, which does not improve the sentence; the question asks "which of the following revisions would NOT improve sentence x." In others answer choices they say to change a dash to a semicolon, or other things that do not improve the sentence. The answers to both seem arbitrary, because other answers also don't "improve" the sentence. And for 31, wouldn't B not improve the sentence because it creates a fragment?</h2>

<p>Giraffes born with very long necks were able to stay alive when food was scarce [so that their offspring could have this desirable trait passed to them]</p>

<p>Giraffes born with very long necks were able to stay alive when food was scarce [and were therefor able to pass this desirable trait on to their offspring]</p>

<p>Giraffes born with very long necks were able to stay alive when food was scarce [and therefore have this desirable trait inherited in their offspring]</p>

<p>Q11 Why is the second correct and the other two not correct? in the first one, is "them" incorrect, because it refers to the singular subject "offspring"? But offspring can be both singular and plural? So when you have a subject that can be both singular or plural [people, fish, jeans, offspring], does it not matter if you use a singular or plural pronoun?</p>

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<p>In the first sentence, Carl Jung is being compared to “that of” Sigmund Freud; it’s not clear what the “that” is. </p>

<p>In the second sentence, “renown” is in the same clause as the pronoun, so the referrent of “that” is clear.</p>

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<p>“Just as…, so…” is indeed an idiomatic phrase.</p>

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<p>Because they mean the same thing and are always interchangeable, just go with “among”; it’s less pretentious-sounding.</p>

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<p>The dependent clause is in the present perfect tense, so the use of the past perfect “had rented” is ungrammatical. </p>

<p>“alike” can be used rather liberally: it can be either an adverb or an adjective. I can’t think of many contexts in which it is commonly misused, so it might be helpful if you shared some situations with “alike” about which you have some uncertainty.</p>

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<p>No, it’s nothing that complicated; it’s merely the wrong tense.</p>

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<p>Yes, “regard as” is the appropriate form. Some verbs that function similarly to “regard” do require a verb in the subjunctive tense after them (e.g., “consider to be”), but “regard” does not.</p>

<p>You’re generally correct about “like” and “as”; but because “such” is there, “as” is the appropriate word. One doesn’t say “such…like…”</p>

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<p>Yes, it’s an illogical comparison.</p>

<p>There are a few instances in which something is acceptably implicit (these are merely the ones that come to mind right now):
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[<em>]When relative pronouns are dropped, as in: “I told him I was hungry” instead of “I told him that I was hungry.”<br>
[</em>]When verbs are dropped in comparative phrases, as in “I am better than you” instead of “I am better than you are.” The pronouns, however, must still be in the correct case; most commonly, this is the nominative case (as in your soccer example).
[li]When “to” is used instead of “in order to,” as in: “I bought a cheap house to lower my expenses” instead of “I bought a cheap house in order to lower my expenses.”.[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>Wow silverturtle ftw. =]</p>

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<p>“long since” functions as an adverbial phrase; it’s idiomatic. It can be substituted with “long ago” as long as you move “long ago” to after the past participle serving as an adjective, as in:</p>

<p>“children long since gone” to “children gone long ago.”</p>

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<p>Indeed, “offspring” can be singular or plural with no change in spelling. The sentence is not ungrammatical because of an ambiguous or incongruous pronoun.</p>

<p>In the first sentence, “so that” means that the action of the connected clause was done with the intended purpose of passing on the desirable trait. The giraffes did not stay alive with natural selection in mind.</p>

<p>The third sentence uses the wrong tense. “have” is in the simple present tense, whereas “were able” is in the simple past. Don’t be fooled, though, by the fact that there is “could have” in the first sentence; this is not why the sentence is wrong (“could have,” despite having “have,” is in the past tense.)</p>

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<p>Question 31 </p>

<p>Choice (B) improves the sentence because it eliminates a comma splice. Both of the sentence’s clauses are independent and are not linked by a coordinating conjunction. Breaking them up into two sentences is an acceptable means of correcting this.</p>

<p>Choice (C) improves the sentence by eliminating an improper comma. The “people” of the clause are only doing two actions, so linking them by a comma is inappropriate. One doesn’t say “I eat, run,” but rather “I eat and run.”</p>

<p>Choice (D) is not a good choice. “hardly” can mean “forcefully” or “vigorously.” Substituting “hardly” for “passionately” is not incorrect, but it doesn’t objectively improve the sentence. I don’t see how the College Board can justify this.</p>

<p>Choice (E) eliminates the passive voice, which is always nice to do when possible.</p>

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<p>Choice (A) improves the sentence because “We know that” is unnecessary and detracts from the cogency of the claim.</p>

<p>Choice (B) improves the sentence for the same reasons as above.</p>

<p>Choice (C) is not a good choice. According to Merriam-Webster, “encounter” is one of the definitions of “find.” Substituting “encounter” for “find” doesn’t improve or worsen the sentence in any way. Again, I can’t see a justification for the College Board’s implicit claim that that substitution would improve the sentence.</p>

<p>Choice (D) is also not a good choice. The dash can be used rather liberally in writing (though infrequent use is preferable). There’s no reason that a semicolon is better than a dash here. </p>

<p>Choice (E) does not improve the sentence because it replaces a succinct phrase with a relatively verbose and colloquial one.</p>

<p>You’re right about the seemingly arbitrary nature of these questions. They are flawed.</p>

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<p>silver turtle…u rock</p>

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<p>THanks… I can feel my writing score go up with each of your posts.</p>

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<p>Silverturtle, I know you and I were in debate before about whether 2300-2400 makes a point to concern the matter, but here… I ask you how to go from 540 on CR to 600? I’ve been doing practice exams lately and I forced myself to like the work to go from 400 to mid 500.</p>

<p>I’m done studying all the vocabulary words.</p>

<p>How do you pick an answer when they ask you ( In Passage I/II, the author in lines … would most likely respond to the author in lines… in Passage I/II by … ?)</p>

<p>And for another one like: The quotation in lines… serves to… ?</p>

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<p>Is alike the same thing as both?</p>

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<p>yes. that’s what it means.</p>

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<p>here are the commonly tested Correlative conjunctions:</p>

<p>just as……so
both . . . and
not only . . . but also
not . . . but
neither . . . nor
whether . . . or
as . . . as
either . . . or</p>

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<p>HopefulEagle, the best way to improve your ability to answer those questions is to go through CR sections untimed, looking for specific and irrefutable evidence for each answer choice. If you can’t support a choice with a direct quote, it’s not the answer.</p>

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<p>here are the commonly tested Correlative conjunctions:</p>

<p>just as……so
both . . . and
not only . . . but also
not . . . but
neither . . . nor
whether . . . or
as . . . as
either . . . or </p>

<p>I would even go as far as (you see what i did) to say that these are the only ones tested.</p>