{"id":910,"date":"2013-03-13t09:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-13t09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/sat\/?p=910"},"modified":"2015-04-15t23:15:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15t23:15:20","slug":"sat-improving-paragraphs-answers-and-explanations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/sat-improving-paragraphs-answers-and-explanations\/","title":{"rendered":"sat improving paragraphs: answers and explanations"},"content":{"rendered":"

let\u2019s look at the answers to those improving paragraphs questions<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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explanation 1<\/h2>\n

the problem: <\/i>there\u2019s a redundancy issue here. \u201cin general\u201d and \u201cfor the most part\u201d mean the same thing, so using them both in a sentence\u2014especially right next to each other\u2014is awkward and totally unnecessary. whenever possible, the sat prefers shorter, clearer ways of saying things.<\/p>\n

(c), (d), and (e) all get rid of \u201cfor the most part,\u201d but (c) makes another wordy, redundant structure while (e) changes the tense and meaning of the sentence. (d) is correct.<\/p>\n

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explanation\u00a02<\/h2>\n

the problem:<\/i> the general pronouns \u201cwe\u201d and \u201cyou\u201d aren\u2019t interchangeable; you have to choose one and stick with it. besides that, there\u2019s also a number problem: \u201cfirst name\u201d and \u201clast names\u201d should be either singular or plural, not one of each.<\/p>\n

(c) doesn\u2019t fix either problem, so we can scrap that, but all the others change pronouns and noun numbers. (a) has the wordy, awkward phrase \u201cthe one of your family,\u201d which we should avoid. along with other problems, (d) uses the pronoun \u201cone,\u201d which is way too formal for this passage. not all sat writing wants you to use stiff, academic language. meanwhile, there are two changes in meaning in (e)\u2014notice the \u201cnonetheless,\u201d specifically. (b) is correct.<\/p>\n

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explanation\u00a03<\/h2>\n

the problem: <\/i>only children\u2019s books and beginner\u2019s esl books read like this. maybe hemingway could get away with it, but the rest of us want to make it a little less choppy.<\/p>\n

of course, all of the answer choices combine the sentences. notice how long (a) is. that\u2019s a pretty sure sign that it\u2019s not doing a very efficient job of tying information together. and although it\u2019s nice and short in comparison, (b) just lists the info without relating it. besides that, there\u2019s the problem in comparing<\/a> anny\u2019s last name and \u201cher mother\u201d rather than \u201cher mother\u2019s\u201d. (c) and (d) use \u201cbut\u201d and \u201cbecause\u201d in places where they don\u2019t make sense. watch out for those linking words and the relationships they convey. (e) is correct.<\/p>\n

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explanation\u00a04<\/h2>\n

the problem: <\/i>the word \u201cin\u201d is wrong when paired with \u201cthe point in time\u201d\u2014it would be \u201cat\u201d\u2014and that whole phrase is redundant when put next to the word \u201cwhen.\u201d we only need one time word.<\/p>\n

although (c) corrects the first problem, it leaves the second. (b), (d), and (e), meanwhile, all change the meaning illogically. (a) is the only one that gets across the right relationship between time and event.<\/p>\n

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want more practice questions?<\/h2>\n

how about some reading practice<\/a>? or would you like to choose which skills to hone a little more specifically<\/a>?<\/b><\/p>\n

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