<p>the sentence was essentially "although the two kangaroos are very similar, one requires little water, while the other requires the greater amount"</p>
<p>oh...looks like i would have noticed the difference. maybe i didn't put e.</p>
<p>pticher how many e u got</p>
<p>for some reason....i would still pick e...i just dont know y...</p>
<p>"After the expedition discovered land, very little attention has been paid to the explorers. (i put has been)"</p>
<p>The sentence was actually "After the expedition discovered land, very little attention has been paid to it." 'Has been paid' is correct because it is a present perfect continuous verb phrase, which is used to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. I chose D (it) because the antecedent is unclear (it could be either expedition or land). Did anybody else catch that or think that way??</p>
<p>I don't remember how many E I got, but def not a lot. 3 Max, maybe 2, maybe 1.</p>
<p>had had should be one</p>
<p>hmm the others i forgot..</p>
<p>guys can u rememebr any more questions?</p>
<p>uhhh, im almost 100% sure it is has been...</p>
<p>It should be simple past, therefore "has been" is incorrect.</p>
<p>"After the expedition discovered land, very little attention has been paid to the explorers."</p>
<p>In order for "has been" to be correct, the first word in the sentence ("after") would have to be changed to "since" or "ever since"</p>
<p>"After I watched T.V. , the teachers have been watching my grade drop"</p>
<p>vs.</p>
<p>"Ever since I watched T.V., the teachers have been watching my grade drop"</p>
<p>Which one seems gramatically correct?</p>
<p>I rest my case.</p>
<p>Why is has been an error? How can it be corrected?</p>
<p>i don't remmeber what i put for the kangaroos, but i know i thought it was a stupid question. :)</p>
<p>OH ok. Thanks for the explanation.</p>
<p>Uhh,</p>
<p>Has been can be corrected by replacing it with the simple past, the word "was".</p>
<p>That or changing "after" to "since" or "ever since".</p>
<p>I don't think "after" was underlined though.</p>
<p>After was not underlined. Has been was. Has been is blatantly incorrect.</p>
<p>"zach, did u have take the SAT or do u just agree with what pitvher has said..."</p>
<p>I took it-- and I also got an 800 on Writing in March...</p>
<p>Regarding the "greater amount" question, the answer should be E, no error. There is no parallelism issue here. "The greater amount" is perfectly acceptable, as we are dealing with TWO kangaroos, and "the" is used to refer to the amount (of water) that is greater. "Little" does not have to pair with "a lot." (Besides, "little" could have paired with "even less" in this sentence. "Little" does not necessarily imply "less"!) "The greater amount" may sound a little awkward, but there is nothing grammatically wrong about it; remember that style is not tested in identifying sentence errors questions.</p>
<p>I have a feeling, though, Godot, that the sentence is not being accurately conveyed on this forum. It's difficult to be able to remember an Identifying Sentence Error question verbatim for discussion, especially as it has now been about 5 days since the test. I just remember that the sentence was very awkward as written; not just stylistically, but - at least in my opinion - gramatically. I'm not even sure if it said "the greater amount" -- I think it may have just said "the greater," referring to the Kangaroo's requirement for water.</p>
<p>Anyway, I suppose we'll see, but discussing ID Sentence Error questions, especially if you didn't see the exact sentence (no offense, because I appreciate your input), is very difficult to do after the test without having the exact sentence.</p>
<p>it DEFINITELY said "THE GREATER AMOUNT"</p>
<p>zach...what did u put for the gardners question...??</p>
<p>bump...
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<p>bump with vehemence or just bump</p>