(Something of) a history buff,my uncle has a collection (of) first edition biographies that (has been featured) in newspaper articles and magazine stories (alike).
Is “something of a history buff” modifiying the uncle? if no, then what does it function?
Thanks in advance = )
Although the author HAS PRESENTED (A)her book to the publisher AS A(B) fact-based memoir , she later confessed that it had been ENTIRELY(C) FABRICATED (D).
my answer: E correct answer:A
The radio station received the most number(A) of calls from listeners on the(B) evening it(C) aired a discussion of the music(D) of Aretha Franklin. No error(E)
Hey man, I got caught out by T7S4Q35 in the BB. I went for B as I figured a dash is the same as a colon (since cirrected). E is a pretty easy answer to spot in hindsight, but my Q is, what does one need to know about dashes in the SAT?
This is a find the error question:
When the village elders A:(present) recommendations, B:(there is) C:(hardly ever) any opposition D:(against) their proposals, E: (No error)
the owner’s manual for the refrigerator explained how to connect the icemaker,(((replacing the lightbulb,and positioning the shelves))
the answer is replace the lightbulb ,and position the shelves
whyy
Splicccccce?
Unsure that he was prepared for the championship boxing match, Carlos’s day off was spent practicing and refining his strategies.
I narrowed it down to
B) Carlos was unsure that he was prepared for the championship boxing match, he therefore spent his day off practicing and refining his strategies.
And,
C) Feeling unsure that he was prepared championship boxing match, Carlos spent his day off practicing and refining his strategies.
I see no error in either, is B a comma splice?
Although women in the Wyoming Terriory voted as early as 1869,((suffrage for women throughout the United States not only being established)) until ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.
A) suffrage for women throughout the United States was not established
D) it did not establish suffrage for women throughout the United States
((Isabel Allende, the author of The House of the Spirits, currently resides in California, but she was raised in Chile, being born in Peru first))
A) Born in Peru and rasied in Chile, Isabel Allende, the author of The House of the Spirits, now resides in California
B) Although now in California, Isabel Allende was born in Peru and raised in Chile, she is the author of the house of the spirits
WHY A is the answer and B is wrong
Some of workers A-who resent- the supervisor’s authority B- would probably- feel uncomfortable C-if- they were to acquire the independence that D-they demand-.
I thought that ‘they demand’ would be ‘demanded’ but the answer says there is no error. Why demand is correct? Is it because the ‘if’ part is in subjunctive mood not in past tense? and the demand parallels with resent?
Thanks 🙂
Chaplin will not be remembered for espousing radical causes -any more than they will remember Wayne for endorsing conservative political candidates.-
C.any more than Wayne will be remembered E.no more than Wayne will be remembered the correct answer is C but what’s the difference between these two?
Thanks 🙂
“When the fossil of an enormous ancient penguin was unearthed in Peru, archaeologists discovered that (its) feathers were brown and gray rather than black and white.” Is “its” used correctly here, as the antecedent of it seems to be fossil rather than a penguin? Thank you.
(While) copper, (unlike gold) , ( is not considered) a glamorous metal, it (has long been) one of the world’s valuable commodities.
The answer is E (No error). Why is the error not A? shouldn’t it be although? Why is it allowed to be while?
A real duzi.
“Company officials announced that there would be no major changes made to the eligibility requirements for its benefits package, an offering that makes its plan more generous than other major retailers.”
How would you correct this bugger ?
I think we are comparing one benefits package with another, despite the change being made to the ‘eligibility requirements’.
Therefore I would change the end of the sentence to read, “than that of other major retailers”
Grammar Q.
“Along the side of the winding country road stretch a long line of pine trees and a low, crumbling stone wall covered with both moss and snow”
The answer seems to come intuitively to a good student. But I just want to make sure know what is being tested here (ie, why this version is incorrect).
Does, “a long line of pine trees and low, crumbling…….”, constitute a compound noun and therefore requires the plural “stretch”?
As always, your diligence is appreciated man.
