Tough Writing Questions

lopo · 05-04-2008, 02:34 PM

i'd like to get an idea of how well i did on writing, but i can't remember any of the questions (except the need not one)!!!

please post as much as you can (sentence, choices, answer, etc.) about the ones you thought were hard.

thanks!

Feed · 05-04-2008, 02:50 PM

What was the need not one again?
I slightly remember it...

collegebound2009 · 05-04-2008, 03:09 PM

someone need not apply
I put error for the need not reply. it should be needs not apply. someone isn't plural.

another tricky one was the "vary as" and "vary with". I put vary as. I dont remember what the sentence was, but in context it made more sense to me.

lopo · 05-04-2008, 03:27 PM

oh yeah i remember another one where i was choosing between "but [other stuff]" and "as [other stuff]."

anyone remember something like that?

summerinthecity · 05-04-2008, 03:34 PM

I remember one I was trying to decide between no error and option that was something like "such ___ as"...does anyone remember this question and what you put?

giantsfan · 05-04-2008, 06:19 PM

collegebound i thought the "vary as" "vary with" question was difficult as well

i put "vary as", then switched it to "vary with".

im trying to find the usage online. the thing is, i know that the expression "vary with" is used colloquially, but im not sure if it's correct in Standard English.

help anyone?

Quicksandslowly · 05-04-2008, 06:21 PM

I put "vary with." Don't worry giantsfan because I'm pretty sure that "vary with" is correct.

Feed · 05-04-2008, 06:26 PM

**** **** ****... I put No error for Someone need not apply... I spent like 2 mins arguing with myself that it should be NEEDS not... but then I thought wait, this could be a tricky trick question... because if I switch around the words it comes out to be someone does not need... and then I thought NO, that's because I put in does. And then I was like, oh trust yourself. Gahhhh

Oh ****. Thanks CC.

Yea, I'm 150% sure it's vary with.
And it can definitely NEVER be vary as...
"Vary in" is used to refer to the object of the sentence ("cars" is the object: the cars vary in size). "Vary with" refers to the subject (the reaction varies with "people").

summerinthecity · 05-04-2008, 06:28 PM

Anyone know the answer to my question?

Quicksandslowly · 05-04-2008, 06:28 PM

computer and quilt were the ones with No Error.

Feed · 05-04-2008, 06:31 PM

^ Elaborate please?

Disneyguy · 05-04-2008, 06:31 PM

Ummm... "Someone need not apply" is actually grammatically correct.

In that case, the word "need" was an auxiliary verb (such as "can" or "do" or "may") instead of the main verb, and, because of this, need not agree with the subject (sorry, I couldn't resist!).

Think of it this way:

"Someone can not apply" and "Someone may not apply" are both grammatically correct. "Need not apply" works the same way.

Feed · 05-04-2008, 06:32 PM

^ Are you serious?
I love you. (I know this is really superficial... but I really do if you're correct!)

However, I have a question... you CAN put someone 'needs' not apply but you can't put someone 'cans' or 'mays' not apply...
I'm confused now.

Quicksandslowly · 05-04-2008, 06:33 PM

I think that "someone" question is the computer one, which is No Error.

The quilt one is something about how they display it to show talent or something and it is also No Error.

Feed · 05-04-2008, 06:34 PM

So, I was right?
I WAS RIGHT?!?!
I knew I didn't waste those 2 mins for nothing. I'm glad I trust myself right now.
(Ignore that last post).

Quickandslowly please don't change your mind like you did with the 9/6 math question. You have no idea how happy I was you had also put 9 and then how disappointed I was that we both were wrong... (although there's still a possibility we both could be right and everyone else could be wrong... )