<p>(Ironically, the objection to the new bill was put forth by the three senators who campaigned heavily in favor of it.)</p>
<p>a)Ironically, the objection to the new bill was put forth by the three senators who campaigned heavily in favor of it.</p>
<p>b)The new bill ironically was objected to by the three senators who heavily campaigned in its favor. </p>
<p>c)The three senators ironically campaigned heavily in its favor but now object to the bill.</p>
<p>d)Ironically the new bill was objected to by the three senators who heavily campaigned in favor of it. </p>
<p>e)Ironically, the three senators who campaigned heavily in favor of the new bill now object to it.</p>
<p>To the teacher’s surprise, his students’ parents were outraged by the (amount of pages their children were required) to read each night.</p>
<p>a) amount of pages their children were required
b) number of pages their children were required</p>
<p>I got both correct...just making sure...first one test passive vs. active voice? does second test amount vs. number? why is amount incorrect in this situation? What is the rule for amount vs. number usage?</p>
<p>In the book Moby Dick, if Captain Ahab had not lost his leg, he probably (would not seek) revenge on the whale.</p>
<p>a)would not seek
b)will not have sought
c)would not
d)would not be seeking
e)would not have sought</p>
<p>(Although he was capable of amazing tricks, Mr. Kim’s request was refused to be catered to by the dog, choosing to rest in the shade rather than) perform for the children. </p>
<p>B) Although he was capable of amazing tricks, the dog refused to cater to Mr. Kim’s request; he chose to rest in the shade rather than
D) Although capable of amazing tricks, the dog refused to cater to Mr. Kim’s request, choosing to rest in the shade rather than</p>
<p>“had not lost” signals the conditional perfect tense, which requires would [not] have and the past participle of the verb, so (E) is the answer.</p>
<p>^OK, i got that. could you explain when you use ‘will’ vs. ‘would’? I understand that would is necessary in that sentence, but could you further explain will vs. would?</p>
<p>Also when a q. says “a number of students…” is that plural?</p>
<p>Neither of these is wrong. I would probably go with (D) because it avoids any possibility of a claim of pronoun ambiguity, but I would be troubled by the poor question.</p>
<p>will is associated with the future tense; would is associated with the conditional tense. The typically accompanying adverbial clauses would be in the present tense and subjunctive tense, respectively, as in:</p>
<p>“If I go to the store, I will be eaten by the hamster.”</p>
<p>“If I were to go to the store, I would be eaten by the hamster.”</p>
<p>^exactly my thoughts! I went with D) (the right answer) just to avoid the pronoun ambiguity, but I thought ‘he’ was already directly referring to the dog and no one else. Anyways, these are PR q’s, not CB.</p>
<p>After moving furniture, washing the floors, and painting (A) the walls yesterday, I wanted (B) nothing more than to lay (C) down and take (D) a nap. No error (E)</p>
<p>Is the answer C) (lay)? Can you explain lay vs. lie or any other forms I am neglecting?</p>
<p>Sure. There are some explanations online I believe, but I’ll give this a shot from memory. </p>
<p>**to lie<a href=“not%20in%20the%20false%20information%20sense”>/b</a>: An intransitive verb (i.e., it does not have a direct object: “I lie on the ground.”). Conjugations: I lie. Yesterday, I lay. Before that, I had lain.</p>
<p>to lay: A transitive verb (i.e., it does have a direct object: “I lay the ticket on the ground.”). Conjugations: I lay the ticket. I lay the ticket yesterday. Before that, I had laid the ticket.</p>
<p>I did not learn any grammar specifically for the SAT. I have known most of this stuff for a few years, though I certainly did Blue Book Writing questions to hone my skills in ways that would benefit my SAT performance. Having a deep understanding of grammar is certainly not necessary for Writing success, but it can make one more confident and consistent in his or her selection of answers.</p>
<p>The (principal) (A) was so (angry at) (B) the vandalism of the (school’s) (C) computer lab that she suspended everyone’s (access to) (D) the room for the rest of the semester. No error (E)</p>
<p>^i didn’t either, i thought it just sounded odd/didn’t know if there was an idiom or anything</p>
<p>A country’s foreign policy, (where) (A) its (B) protocol for dealing with other nations is delineated, is influenced by many (C) factors such as economic ties, geographic (D) location, form of government, and military power of each nation. No error (E)</p>
<p>^^everything is right, but idk if ‘where’ is correct. it seems correct to me…</p>
<p>PR says that ‘where’ is wrong too:
“The word where should only be used when indicating location. Since the protocol is contained in the policy, use the phrase in which instead here.”</p>
<p>The Random House Dictionary does not mention any requirements for preposition use beyond that. I think it’s better to stick with the College Board’s questions. </p>
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<p>I don’t want to answer that too generally; moreover, that original foreign policy question was oddly phrased. Chances are, however, that in which, where, and whereby will not be employed erroneously in a sentence, as they have quite liberal uses.</p>