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Mcclaggan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
SAT Writing Multiple Choice Question
0 I am going over a practice SAT test, and I cannot figure out why one answer is better than another for a particular problem. You are supposed to mark the answer that best replaces the underline portion of the sentence. 02 br
00 11. 01 u 00 With billions of tons 02 u 00 yet to be mined, some argue that coal conservation measures are unneccessary. 02 br
00 (a) With billions of tons 02 br
00 (b) Because billions of tons of coal are 02 br
00 (c) Because of coal in billions of tons 02 br
00 (d) By considering that there are billions of tons 02 br
00 (e) Aware of the coal in billions of tons 02 br
00 I was able to eliminate A and D because it leaves the subject ambiguous. I am guessing that you are supposed to eliminate B and E because of the preposition 'in'? 02 br
00 Any suggestions or comments? 0-
00 11. 01 u 00 With billions of tons 02 u 00 yet to be mined, some argue that coal conservation measures are unneccessary. 02 br
00 (a) With billions of tons 02 br
00 (b) Because billions of tons of coal are 02 br
00 (c) Because of coal in billions of tons 02 br
00 (d) By considering that there are billions of tons 02 br
00 (e) Aware of the coal in billions of tons 02 br
00 I was able to eliminate A and D because it leaves the subject ambiguous. I am guessing that you are supposed to eliminate B and E because of the preposition 'in'? 02 br
00 Any suggestions or comments? 0-
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 This is a tough one for me! I see nothing wrong with the original - I don't find it ambiguous, although the reference follows (tons of what? 02 br 02 br 00 C just doesn't make sense, D is overly wordy and no improvement on the original, E is not natural sounding to me at all.
- 02 br 02 br 00 This is a tough one for me!
- I see nothing wrong with the original - I don't find it ambiguous, although the reference follows (tons of what?
- 02 br 02 br 00 C just doesn't make sense, D is overly wordy and no improvement on the original, E is not natural sounding to me at all.
- B is probably the best shocie.
- Where do you see "in" here?
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0 Hi, and welcome to the forums. 02 br
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00 This is a tough one for me! I see nothing wrong with the original - I don't find it ambiguous, although the reference follows (tons of what? of coal, which appears later in the sentence), but perhaps that writers of the question agree with you. 02 br
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00 C just doesn't make sense, D is overly wordy and no improve
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00 This is a tough one for me! I see nothing wrong with the original - I don't find it ambiguous, although the reference follows (tons of what? of coal, which appears later in the sentence), but perhaps that writers of the question agree with you. 02 br
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00 C just doesn't make sense, D is overly wordy and no improve
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0 my mistake, the 'in' is in C and E. So you agree with me that you can eliminate C and E by virtue of the word 'in' 0-
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0 Jim, I like the original too (isn't A the same?), but what's wrong with B? 0-
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00 Bears 01 u 00 have 02 u 00 big claws that are goo
01 cite 10 Grammar Geek 12 cite 10 isn't A the same? 12 blockquote10 Yes. This is the typical format of those SAT questions. They don't leave a blank. They actually put the (a) answer in the stem part of the question, thus: 02 br
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00 Bears 01 u 00 have 02 u 00 big claws that are goo
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0 Ah. Mercifully, the SAT is a distant memory. Either you help tutor for SAT prep, or your memory is far keener than mine! 0-
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