Writing Qs Please Help!

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<li>Although many universities embrace the responsibility of training students to get jobs, </li>
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<p>A) there is more of a focus on learning for elevating the mind among other universities.
B) there is more of a focus among other universities on learning as a way to elevate the mind.
C) others have a focus on learning as a way of elevating the mind
D) other universities focus on having learning be a way of elevating the mind
E) others focus on learning as a way to elevate the mind</p>

<p>E</p>

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<li>Voters seem as interested in the </li>
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<p>A) election, if not more so, than the last one
B) election as the last one, if not more so
C) election, if not more than, as the last one
D) election as it was for the last one, if not more so
E) election, if no more, than the last one</p>

<p>B</p>

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<li>His grade on the test...studied so hard the previous night
C) was surprising to Isaac for the fact that he had
D) surprised Isaac, especially because he had</li>
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<p>D</p>

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<li>..., the treatment of women in today's work force is close to being equitable, although there is still much progress to be made.
B) Unlike the treatment of women during the industrial revolution
E) Unlike women's treatment of the industrial revolution</li>
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<p>B</p>

<p>Bonus: Is "at the front of" an acceptable idiom? </p>

<p>Thanks for answering! :)</p>

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<li><p>This involves parallelism and verb voice. A) is passive voice/not parallel and includes a needless gerund (should be “learning to elevate” rather than “learning for elevating”).</p></li>
<li><p>Parallelism. A), C), D), and E) violate parallelism (comparison, more specifically). It’s worth learning this construction, as it is easy to master and comes out with some frequency.</p></li>
<li><p>Verb and idiom. C) is a weak verb form because “was surprising to Isaac” is weaker than “surprised Isaac,” but it’s also wrong because “surprising for the fact that” is non-idiomatic (doesn’t directly show causation, and if “for” is used to mean “because,” then it’s FANBOYS and must follow clause coordination/subordination rules).</p></li>
<li><p>Parallelism again. E) is not parallel. (It also changes the meaning, but that’s not really an SAT grammar rule, no matter how many people say it is.)</p></li>
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<p>Bonus. Sure: you can say “After waiting all night, Larry finally found himself at the front of the methadone line.”</p>

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<p>marvin100 thanks! I thought in front of is the only usage…seems like I was wrong.</p>