Writing Questions BB Test #2 section 7 and 10

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<h1>6.</h1>

<p>The main reasons students give for failing to participate in the political process [are that they have demanding assignments and that they work at] part time jobs.</p>

<p>The main reasons students give for failing to participate in the political process [are demanding assignments, in addition to working at] part time jobs.</p>

<h2>Why is the first one correct and the second one not correct? Please specify a rule or something that I can use for the future.</h2>

<h1>16. I got this one right but I am shaky on possession rules, especially when to use "its"</h1>

<p>Along the curve of islands known as the Florida keys lies a reef of living coral, the only one of ___ kind in the US.</p>

<p>question 1. the subject that goes with the verb "lies" is curve? Is it not islands? </p>

<h2>question 2. what should go into the blank? what goes into the blank has to be singular right? like his or her, because "reef of living coral" is singular? Please tell me the rule with these</h2>

<h1>19</h1>

<p>in those cities (in which) public transportation is adequate, fewer traffic problems occur and pedestrians are rarely involved in accidents.</p>

<h2>question: I immediately thought "where' for the blank, because cities is a place. For places, are cities, are "in which" and "where" interchangeable? I had previously thought that who is strictly for people, which is strictly for objects, and where is strictly for places. Please tell me the rule concerning when to use in which/who/where. </h2>

<h1>28</h1>

<p>the quality of multivitamin tablets is determined by how long (its) potency can be protected by coating material</p>

<p>(got this one right from guessing)
Is this wrong because the subject "quality" doesn't make sense with "its potency", because quality ? without the preposition after the subject it's: The quality is determined by how long its potency can be protected" So it's a logical error, not gramatical? Because gramatically it's correct (right? or am I wrong) because its is singular and quality is singular.</p>

<p>Thanks please help!!! i'm practicing writing</p>

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<p>There are a couple problems with the second option:<br>
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[<em>]Whenever one says “The reasons…,” there needs to be the relative pronoun “that” somewhere after “reasons” to link to the reasons.<br>
[</em>]“in addition to working at” is not parallel with “demanding assignments.”<br>
[li]“in addition to working at part time jobs” is a participial phrase and, therefore, needs a noun to modify. This noun is not grammatically clear (even though it is logically clear).[/li][/ul]</p>

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<p>1. The verb “to lie” appears often on the SAT in an attempt to trick people. The subject usually comes after this verb, as in: “There lies one dog” or “There lie two dogs.”</p>

<p>The subject in #16 is “reef,” which is singular, so “lies” is correct.</p>

<p>2. The singular possessive pronouns are: his (masculine), her (feminine), its (no gender; slightly different from gender neutral), and their (gender neutral; NOT accepted on the SAT).</p>

<p>Since a reef does not have a gender, “its” is correct.</p>

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<p>“where” and “in which” are largely interchangeable. Some sources argue (and I tend to agree) that “where” is reserved for physical location and that “in which” can function as a indicator of conceptual or physical location. </p>

<p>When “in which” appears, the test of correctness can be to replace “in which” with “that” and move “in” to the end of the phrase, here yielding:</p>

<p>“In those cities that public transportation is adequate in…”</p>

<p>Since that works, “in which” is fine. “where” would also work, though.</p>

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<p>It’s a grammatical error because it’s logically erroneous.</p>

<p>“its” would take the closest singular noun, which is “quality.” However, the potency of the quality isn’t what is being protected; rather, the potency of the tablets is being protected.</p>

<p>So, “its” needs to take the plural possessive pronoun “their.”</p>

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<p>Thanks so much silverturtle, you’re flipping amazing. </p>

<p>Some more follow up questions on what you said:

  1. do you know any other verbs that are like “to lie” where the subject is after the verb?<br>
  2. are which/that pretty much always interchangeable? </p>

<p>thanks so much.</p>

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<p>Expletives such as “Here is/are” and “There is/are.”</p>

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<p>Yes, except when you’re linking to a new independent clause, as in:</p>

<p>“The food was good, which means that I will eat it.”</p>

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<p>silverturtle, thanks so much. you’re a real help.</p>

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<p>he really is</p>