Explain SAT W QUEST.

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<p>[Still] an obscure frontier outpost in 1830, Chicago [had grown] to two million residents by the early twentieth century, and some predicted [it would] soon be the [largest] city in the world.</p>

<p>Answer: No error
Why??
I thought “Still” was incorrect and it should be changed to “Although an obscure frontier… Chicago had grown…”</p>

2

<p>“Still” makes sense to me. It was still an obscure frontier outpost in 1830, and it grew a lot by the early 20th century.</p>

3

<p>yeah, this one is tough, i thought it was A too. can someone explain why, i thought it should be " having been"</p>

4

<p>bump
can someone explain/clarify more?</p>

5

<p>i thought there was something wrong with “still” because it seems to be that Chicago is still an obscure frontier outpost… i feel as if “Still” means that it is still ongoing to present/now so I was expecting the word to be “Although” than “Still”… but is the sentence saying that in 1830, chicago was still an obscure outpost but now it’s not? how are you supposed to “read the sentence correctly”/interpret it correctly? (just in case I misinterpret/read a similar question next time)</p>

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<p>[Still] an obscure frontier outpost in 1830, Chicago [had grown] to two million residents by the early twentieth century, and some predicted [it would] soon be the [largest] city in the world.</p>

<p>The sentence is correct as written.</p>

<p>It’s so important not to over think writing questions. Errors are rarely subtle as trading one word for another.</p>

<p>“Still” is an adverb with meaning “up to and including the present or the time mentioned (1830 in the sentence)”. Still an obscure frontier outpost in 1830" is an adverb phrase.</p>

<p>“had grown” is past perfect … correct in the current situation where we are referring to an event that started and ended at some time in the past. Here the start is 1830 and the end time is early 20th century.</p>

<p>“it would” is consistent with the sense of the sentence – a prediction made in the early 20th century – i.e. in the past.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much fogcity!</p>