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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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scored a perfect 1600 on his SAT,

Wang was the top student in his high school class and scored a perfect 1600 on his SAT, an American college entrance exam.

Does the bolded part mean "got full marks of 1600 on his SAT?" Correct me if my version is wrong? Thanks.
  

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Back in the old days, the SAT has two parts: Math and English. You could score a maximum of 800 in each. Scoring 1600 means that you got "full marks" or a perfect score.

— BarbaraPA

  • Back in the old days, the SAT has two parts: Math and English.
  • You could score a maximum of 800 in each.
  • Scoring 1600 means that you got "full marks" or a perfect score.
  • It's extremely rare.
  • (Although I got a 780 in math ) Interestingly, the usuage I hear more often is "SATs" in the plural.
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Back in the old days, the SAT has two parts: Math and English. You could score a maximum of 800 in each. Scoring 1600 means that you got "full marks" or a perfect score.

It's extremely rare. (Although I got a 780 in math
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Grammar GeekBack in the old days, the SAT has two parts: Math and English. You could score a maximum of 800 in each. Scoring 1600 means that you got "full marks" or a perfect score.

It's extremely rare. (Although I got a 780 in math
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I don't know. Where I grew up, people just said "ess-ay-****."

It stands for "Scholastic Aptitude Test."

Maybe because it had two parts, math and English, so there were two tests instead of one? (Now there is an essay as well, so a perfect score is 2400.)
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Thank you, GG.

Is there an elision at work?

I got a (score) of 600 in math.

When you have a number that inidicates a score, do you put an article?
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Yes - I got a 89 on my test, I got a B-plus on my report, I got a 780 on my the math portion of my SATs.
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