October 2010 Writing SAT thread

<p>what was the answer to number 11(I think) on long writing section?It was about two boys being friends because they like jokes and soccer.</p>

<p>^ i think it was “because they each like soccer”</p>

<p>i originally had Choice E, which was “they were both good.” then i realized that would it make it two independent clauses so i switched answers. hopefully that was the right ones.</p>

<p>ugh, i made five stupid mistakes.</p>

<p>1)i put “diffident, aversion toward” when it was obviously “retiring, penchant” the sentence just didn’t click at the time.
2)it was “slovenly” instead of “casual.” i studied that word (slovenly) too. the meaning didn’t register quickly in my mind though. so i picked “casual” because i knew the definition. the next mistake i made was because of vocab too.
3)i put “concession” instead of “conviction.” i didn’t know what conviction meant. i could have deduced though but i didn’t. (convic–convinced?..lol) so i picked the next answer that seemed plausible. sigh. now i know to pick the word that i don’t know. because that’s actually the right answer
4)the mammal one. since i was debating on whether or not there were any errors, there really wasn’t any. instead of leaving it blank, i should have put NE. fail.</p>

<p>wait. i forgot my fifth mistake…</p>

<p>Instead of just forgetting your 5th you should forget about every one and relax =)</p>

<p>Ok I’m seriously stressing out about the essay. I got the one about the environment.</p>

<p>Are there any other ways to interpret the prompt besides just writing about the literal environment?</p>

<p>I think I might have tried to be too philosophical about it…
Please help!</p>

<p>There was a sentence-error question that went something like “Amusement parks, particularly those featuring water rides, are a fun place for families to visit during the hot summer months.” I said the error was “a fun place,” thinking that it instead should have been “fun places” to match the plural form of “Amusement parks.” Any thoughts?</p>

<p>^yea, “a fun place” was an error</p>

<p>I just read through the last 20 or so pages of this thread and I actually find it hilarious. It seems that every thing that papp kid said is wrong and Boston is right on every answer. Indeed is correct, mammal is no error. get over it, the test is over.</p>

<p>You know I sincerely believe papp was just trying to ■■■■■ these forums. He has been saying very suspicious things in all three of writing, math, and cr threads.</p>

<p>pap is either a ■■■■■ or a ■■■■■■ wanna be know it all.</p>

<p>^Are you really calling me a ■■■■■?
And are you really acting serious on an online forum? You’re online talking to strangers and you’re acting serious? LOL you DO need to get a life.</p>

<p>In any case, I was not ■■■■■■■■. If you actually counted the number of questions I was arguing, it wasn’t alot. </p>

<p>And ****ers, i am salutatorian of my class . If you met me in real life, I would school you guys in alot of subjects. My IQ is in the 99th percentile. (i am expecting a counterargument to this one…)</p>

<p>And what’s ■■■■■■■■ of you guys is that you didn’t realize that i agreed with your answers from your reasoning after a while. </p>

<p>The only good thing about annoyingakash is that at least he can admit he’s annoying (just look at the SN.) The others are just flat out conceited. No wonder you need to be on an internet forum to get “real” friends.</p>

<p>what was the answer to the tornado question on the last section?</p>

<p>anyone know what a -1 with essay 9 will be?</p>

<p>I want to know about the tornado one, too.</p>

<p>@FlyingFeatherz
For my last SAT, I received -0, 10Essay —> 800W
So, I would guess -1, 9 Essay —> 750W to 770W</p>

<p>But that’s just a guess.</p>

<p>quick question
there was sentence like “there were conflicts among my friends and me”…
does “me” should be “I” or not???</p>

<p>thanks Owlehn, I was speculating around the same range. Is it possible to still get an 800 if I score really high on my essay with a -1? Would a 10 or 11 be enough for that?</p>

<p>@nnryannn the sentence was “there were conflicts among my friends and I”
my friends and I should be my friends and me</p>

<p>BUMP on the tornado question. I’d like to know the answer too.</p>

<p>

“… as a result of changing wind speed and direction” or something</p>

<p>The answer to the tornado question was C right?</p>

<p>can you give an explanation of why it’s “as a result”? I just want clarification to end this debate cuz some people say it’s “resulting from” and others say “which result from”.</p>

<p>it wasn’t the right answer because of “as a result of” </p>

<p>the correction was the correct use of either</p>

<p>it had to be in either ______ or _______</p>

<p>the rest used either incorrectly</p>

<p>can’t remember the exact question so can’t give an exact answer but… :smiley: yea</p>

<p>as a result of is also the best sounding/standard expression, or at least to me.</p>