Writing Questions!

<p>In Germany, foresters discovered that trees killed by acid rain had begun to die four years earlier, even though the trees had shown no signs of disease then.
A earlier, even though the trees had shown no signs of disease then
B earlier, but not showing any signs of disease then
C earlier, no outward signs of disease had been shown then in the trees, however
D earlier without any signs of disease shown then
E earlier, not then having shown any signs of disease, however.</p>

<p>The answer is A and I chose D. What exactly is wrong with D?</p>

<p>In the wild, pygmy chimpanzees are found only in an inaccessible region south of the Zaire River, since such is the case, very few are in captivity.
A since such is the case, very few are in captivity
B and very few are in captivity because of that
C no more than a few are in captivity as a result
D the number in captivity is very few for this reason
E and so no more than a few are in captivity</p>

<p>The answer is E. could someone please tell me what makes the other choices wrong? I'm bad at quesitons like this one.</p>

<p>When we read, we fikrst form innumerable impressions and then those impressions are evaluated as we read on.
A impressions and then those impressions are evaluated
B impressions and then evaluate those impressions
C impression, evaluating those impressions then
D impressions, then we evaluate those impressions
E impressions, we evaluate those impressions then</p>

<p>Correct answer: B
Why is D not right?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

<p>First one: It's A ecause in D, the subject is unclear in this clause of the sentence. As a result you don't know whether the tree or the acid rain was without any signs of disease</p>

<p>Second one: you need a conjunction to connect the two independent clauses or else you have a run-on sentence. With that said you can eliminate A (since isn't acting as a conjunction in this case), C, and D. B can also be eliminated since the term "that" in the sentence doesn't represent anything specific (and plus it just sounds awkward). That leaves you with E as the correct answer</p>

<p>Third one: D is a run-on sentence. Just read it to yourself out loud. If you speak English fluently you will most probably pause after innumerable impressions. This pause is for a period not a comma. Option B clears this up by using a conjunction instead of a period and thus fulfills the requirements of the questions</p>

<p>I hope I helped.
Please correct me if i am wrong</p>

<p>ironically we had the same trouble with those 3 questions =p but that was a while ago.
yeah i find those 3 hard too.
buti only got the 1st one wrong back then =p</p>

<p>nice work college addiction</p>

<p>college addiction you are awesome!
Thank you! :)</p>

<p>yay this was my first time helping someone on the SAT section of the forums ^^</p>