The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


The archaeologist enjoyed the ------- life she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.

A stealthy
B nomadic
C clamorous
D indiscreet
E rustic
Answer is B

Here's Why:

The archaeologist “never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.” Her life can be described as “nomadic” or characterized by moving from place to place.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

Olmert And his Son

Talansky said that he later requested the money be paid back, after which Olmert sent him the phone number of his son, who was then working at Nickelodeon Studios in the United States.

"Talansky: Olmert got $150,000 from me, introduced me to tycoons "

Olmert And Money

"Olmert had the ability to reach out to the American people, the largest and richest community of Jews in the world," Talansky said. "That's why I supported the man. That's why I overlooked, frankly and honestly, a lot of things. I overlooked them, maybe I shouldn't have."

"Talansky: Olmert got $150,000 from me, introduced me to tycoons "

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A machine can insert letters in envelopes at the rate of 120 per minute. Another machine can stamp the envelopes at the rate of 3 per second. How many such stamping machines are needed to keep up with 18 inserting machines of this kind?

A 12
B 16
C 20
D 22
E 24

Answer is A

Here's Why:

First you can change 1 minute to 60 seconds so that the ratios are both in envelopes per second. One inserting machine inserts letters at the rate of 120 per 60 seconds, or 2 per second. So 18 machines would insert 36 letters per second.

Let x be the number of stamping machines needed to keep up with 18 inserting machines. Then, since one machine stamps 3 envelopes per second, x machines stamp 3x envelopes per second. You can write the equation 3x = 36, which gives x = 12.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

(Mathematics)

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one bold part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.


The largest(A) European type of(B) newt grows to about seven inches, while(C) the largest American type, the California newt, it grows(D) to about six inches. No error (E)


(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

Answer is D

Here's Why:

The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an unnecessary pronoun. The pronoun “it” should be deleted so that the comparison is clear: one type of newt “grows to about seven inches,” and the other “grows to about six inches.”


Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

(Writing)

Uv Light

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/uv.html


"Though some ultraviolet waves from the Sun penetrate Earth's atmosphere, most of them are blocked from entering by various gases like Ozone. Some days, more ultraviolet waves get through our atmosphere. Scientists have developed a UV index to help people protect themselves from these harmful ultraviolet waves."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050503153444.htm

Carnegie Institution (2005, May 3). Rock Hounds Sleuth Rise Of Earth's Atmosphere. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 28, 2008, from http://www.sciencedaily.com­ /releases/2005/05/050503153444.htm

"The detective work involves a pantheon of scientists who have analyzed surface minerals from all over the globe, used rockets and balloons to sample the stratosphere, collected and studied ice cores from Antarctica, conducted lab experiments, and run mathematical models. The synthesis from the different fields and techniques points to ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun as an important driving force in atmospheric evolution. Solar UV photons break up molecular oxygen (O2) to produced ozone (O3) leaving a tell-tale isotopic signature of excess 17O. The ozone layer began to form as the atmosphere gained oxygen, and has since shielded our planet from harmful solar rays and made life possible on Earth's surface."

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


With the 1969 film The Learning Tree, Gordon Parks proved what a truly ------- artist he was: he not only directed the film and composed its musical score, but also adapted its screenplay from his own novel.

A complacent
B protean
C lauded
D clairvoyant
E harried

Answer is B

Here's Why:

Choice (B) is correct. The structure of the sentence indicates that the word that fills in the blank will be explained by the part of the sentence that follows the colon. We are told that Gordon Parks adapted the screenplay for The Learning Tree "from his own novel," wrote music for the film, and directed the film. Because of his involvement in several different aspects of the film, it makes sense to describe Parks as "protean," or demonstrating great variety and diversity.


Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

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In an 8-gram solution of water and alcohol, the ratio by mass of water to alcohol is 3 to 1. If 12 grams of a solution consisting of 2 grams water for each gram of alcohol is added to the 8-gram solution, what fraction by mass of the new solution is alcohol?

A 1/6
B 3/10
C 5/12
C 7/12
D 5/24

Answer is B

Here's Why:

To find what fraction by mass of the new solution is alcohol, you can find how many grams of alcohol are in the final solution of 20 grams. Since the 8-gram solution is 1 part alcohol to 3 parts water, it is 1/4 alcohol. So it contains 2 grams of alcohol. Similarly, the 12-gram solution is 1/3 alcohol by mass, so it contains 4 grams of alcohol. Thus, the final 20-gram solution contains 6 grams of alcohol, so 6/20, or 3/10, of it is alcohol.


Difficulty: Hard
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

(Mathematics)

Things I Feel, I Am; And Feel, Am I?

Fi in Monaco yesterday. Lewis when he did the formation circuit he jumped into the p2 space on the better side of the track. Ok we all noticed it and he must have Bin Watching kimi on that run. And he did the same on the race. Wicked to get that one right.

Then he came out to hit the side to be able to get out of it light. The gang bang made the SC come out. So He nearly lost but shite & shitola he got into a better pos.

And when Kimi knocked Adrian S was rightfully wrong. Because what Kimi was trying to do was to overtake inside by breking a fraction before; shite he should have known better as the wetpatches can be inch perfect/shite?

So Kimi is wrong there....idhalb halb the normal talk.

I am off to watch the Simpsons. Educational purposes only.

Way I ssen

I been in places where things have gone bad, nature wise. But few places I been, the only people who helped were very few. There are lots of NGOs who climb on the bad wagen and shout out on top of the TV areal to get recognised. But once the PR is not big they stop doing what they promised; and get on a different onewhere the PR is better. Give us a clue man?

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.


The wide variety of spices and condiments used in sausage making including salt and, it depends on the ethnic or regional origin of the recipe, coriander, nutmeg, cloves, garlic, vinegar, mace, pepper, chili peppers, or pistachio nuts.

A include salt and, it depends
B include salt, depending
C includes salt, and it depends
D includes salt and, depending
E including salt and, depending

Correct Answer: D

Here's Why:

Choice (D) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by using a singular verb, “includes,” to agree with the singular noun, “variety,” and by eliminating the unnecessary pronoun “it.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


Many of the misconceptions about Queen Victoria were created by those who ------- her most; in their efforts to ------- her as a model of all virtues, they lost sight of the real woman.

A esteemed . . discredit
B idolized . . disparage
C challenged . . delineate
D admired . . depict
E censured . . represent

Correct Answer D

Here's Why:

Those who “admired” Queen Victoria most would be likely to “depict” her as a model of all virtues. The first two choices are appealing because “esteemed” and “idolized” are appropriate; however, “discredit” and “disparage” make these choices illogical.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

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The function y = ƒ(x), defined for –1.5 x 1.5, is graphed above. For how many different values of x is ƒ(x) = 0.2?

A None
B One
C Two
D Three
E Four

Answer is D

Here's Why:

ƒ(x) = 0.2 when the point (x, 0.2) is on the graph of ƒ. Drawing the line y = 0.2, as in the graph below, shows that the y-value is equal to 0.2 for four values of x between –1.5 and 1.5.

Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

(Mathematics)

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.


Wynton Marsalis(A) emerged as one of the great trumpeters of(B) the late twentieth century, winning(C) Grammy awards for both his jazz and even(D) classical works. No error(E)


(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

Correct Answer: D

Here's Why:

The error in this sentence occurs at (D), where there is an improper idiom. Both parts of the “both...and” structure must be followed by grammatically similar elements. Because “his” follows “both,” “his” must also follow “and” (“both his jazz and his classical”).


Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

(Writing)

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


To Judith, traveling was ------- ; her sister, however, looked upon each trip as an ------- experience.

A confusing . . unnerving
B joyous . . exciting
C exhilarating . . interminable
D stupefying . . unhappy
E tiring . . exhausting

Answer C

Here's Why:

The word “however” in the sentence indicates a difference between the two sisters’ views on traveling. Only “exhilarating” and “interminable” are clearly contrasting words.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

How To Create A Religion

"Meekness and Humility Toward God"

"Luke 18:9-14
A Pharisee trusted in himself that he was righteous, prayed with himself, thanking God he was better than other people. Note the Pharisee's emphasis on self, exaltation of self, and his failure to see his sins.

The Publican pleaded for mercy admitting he was a sinner. Note the conclusion in v14 - One who exalts self will be abased, one who humbles self will be exalted! Humility is the opposite of self-exaltation and self-righteousness.

A preacher once preached a sermon on this story and afterward a man prayed, "Lord, we thank thee that we are not proud like that Pharisee"! He was doing the very thing he was saying he was not doing! We are all sinners. We have no right to look down on anyone as if we deserve salvation because we are so good, and they don't deserve it. We can be more righteous than the Pharisee, but only by humbling ourselves like the publican and calling on God to forgive us."

What is wrong with thinking that you are better than others; because you reallised it and others did not?

We all make 'mistakes'. But before we do the act which caused the 'mistakes' you did not know that what will happen? So you think it is god's will. Good.

But if it ended in a success; you praise the god? Good.

Do you do it all the time?

Hmmm.... Now you created a religion. You got a name for it? You can call it all yours.

My Teeth, My Muscles

I sure hope my learned doctor see this and later listen to his CLIENTS ...flipping good word for the coporate lot init.... The muscles in my back has made me grind my teeth since my birth. But did the flecking cunts diognosed it that way. I am talking about the f... doctors, dentists who took the teeth out without looking at my back bone and muscles. I hope these poor barstards know that they are attending to a whole system called the human being. Not their fucking area which they try to achieve manhood. Fuck them all. Dentists and doctors. You fuckers make money out of my predicament. I hope ypou come to me with your .....

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Every student who studies art in a certain school receives exactly one of the grades A, B, C, or D. If 1/5 of the students receive A’s, 1/4 receive B’s, 1/2 receive C’s, and 10 students receive D’s, how many students in the school study art?
A 30
B 60
C 100
D 200
E 500

D is the answer. The students who receive A’s, B’s, and C’s account for + + of the students, that is, . This leaves of the students receiving D’s. You know that 10 students receive D’s, so 10 is of the total. This means that the total number of students is 10 times 20, or 200.
Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is bold; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the bold material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.


After serving two terms in the Texas State Senate, Barbara Jordan’s election to the United States House of Representatives, where she served from 1973 to 1979.

A Barbara Jordan’s election
B it was Barbara Jordan who was elected
C it was Barbara Jordan’s election
D Barbara Jordan had been elected
E Barbara Jordan was elected


Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by making “Barbara Jordan” (not “Barbara Jordan’s election”) the object of the modifying phrase “After serving … Senate.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)

Do the doctor listen to you

I registered with my doctor far back in 1996 I think when I had problems with my back and could not get to work. He was new to the clinic. So I registered with him as there will not be too many patients and I will be able to see him easily. But as time went on he got so many patients that I need about a week to get an appoinment. Bad boy...me no way as I have not changed.

Now he is so tranquilised with my presence he is seeing something he imagine to be there. What course of action am I to take? Bugger me if you wish and make me arse a bit more bigger, but it will not seve any result to me or to the learned doctor.

As I said earlier it is difficult to get an appoinment; and when I get to see him the problem is not there any more and it is difficult to pretend. And by that time I have gone into the internet and triy to find out what I am suffering from. Then I see him I go on with the assumptions I made from reading all the shite in the net. Now he does not want to know me or the things I am suffering from. I will need which doctor to attend to my woes?

Sexual Dysfunction

"Erec­tile dys­func­tion is al­ways a mat­ter of the heart, but new re­search sug­gests more than ro­mance is at stake. Two new stud­ies of men with type 2 di­a­be­tes found that erec­tile dys­func­tion was a pow­er­ful early warn­ing sign for se­ri­ous heart dis­ease, in­clud­ing heart at­tack and death.

One of the stud­ies al­so sug­gested cho­les­ter­ol-lowering med­ica­t­ions could cut the risk of heart prob­lems by about a third, and that Vi­a­gra and re­lat­ed com­pounds might of­fer si­m­i­lar pro­tec­tion.

Re­search­ers said the find­ings un­der­score that men should re­port erec­tile dys­func­tion to their doc­tors, and that treat­ment should fo­cus not only on the sex­u­al prob­lem but al­so on car­di­o­vas­cu­lar health. The re­search is pub­lished in the May 27 is­sue of the Jour­nal of the Amer­i­can Col­lege of Card iol­ogy."

"In a Hong Kong-based stu­dy, Tong and col­leagues re­cruited 2,306 men with type 2 di­a­be­tes, a fourth of whom had ED and none of whom had any signs or his­to­ry of heart dis­ease, vas­cu­lar dis­ease or stroke. The re­search­ers fol­lowed up the pa­tients for an av­er­age of four years. Dur­ing that time, 123 men died from or de­vel­oped signs of cor­o­nary heart dis­ease.

An en­su­ing anal­y­sis found that ED sig­naled a 58 per­cent in­crease in the risk of cor­o­nary heart dis­ease. Just one oth­er warn­ing sign was stronger, the re­search­ers said: spill­age of abun­dant pro­tein in the urine, which dou­bles heart dis­ease risk and sig­nals ex­ten­sive kid­ney dam­age"From "Erectile woes may portend heart disease"

Dribbling from the nose

I am suffering from a very bad attack of problems with my nose. I keep on dribbling all the time from my nose. I went shopping to Bedminster Asda with a friend who drove me there. He was wiping his nose and I asked him whether he is suffering from a cold. He said no. And I said I suffer from the same problem. And my docor gave me a nasal spray called Flixonase. And the doctor said that is due to the polution in Bristol. To day is worse. After I been in the house wholle afternoon I opened the windows about 4 pm. By 5.30 I was beginning to go mad as the dribbling got worse. 18:41 20/05/2008 Hope I get the weather report at thia time. I think where I am living the problem is getting worse.

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In a certain lawn-mower factory, 0.06 percent of all mowers produced are defective. On the average, there will be 3 defective mowers out of how many produced?

A 500
B 1,800
C 5,000
D 18,000
E 50,000

Recall that 0.06 percent means 0.06 out of every 100, or 6 out of every 10,000. The question asks for an equivalent ratio: 3 out of how many. The ratio 6 out of 10,000 can be reduced (by dividing both members by 2) to 3 out of 5,000.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

The Law Makers Of US And The MIC

Part of the following sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the bold material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.


Enrico Caruso sang opera in Italy before traveling to the United States, then he gave his first performance at the Metropolitan Opera in November 1903.

A then
B when
C and which
D in that
E where

Choice (E) is correct. It avoids the error of the original by using the appropriate pronoun “where” to indicate that the “United States” was where Caruso gave “his first performance at the Metropolitan Opera.”


Question Type: Improving Sentences

(Writing)

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


The ------- of drug-resistant strains of bacteria and viruses has ------- researchers’ hopes that permanent victories against many diseases have been achieved.

A vigor . . corroborated
B feebleness . . dashed
C proliferation . . blighted
D destruction . . disputed
E disappearance . . frustrated


Hopes for “permanent victories against many diseases” have been “blighted,” or dashed or crushed, by the “proliferation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria and viruses.”


Difficulty: Hard
Question Type: Sentence Completions

(Critical Reading)

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Ten cars containing a total of 32 people passed through a checkpoint. If none of these cars contained more than 4 people, what is the greatest possible number of these cars that could have contained exactly 2 people?

A One
B Two
C Three
D Four
E Five

It could not be true that each of the ten cars contained exactly 2 people, as this would give a total of only 20. If nine of the cars contained exactly 2 people, the remaining car could have no more than 4 people, for a total of only 22. Continuing in the same way, a pattern develops. If eight of the cars contained exactly 2 people, the remaining two cars could have no more than 4 people each, for a total of only 24. If seven of the cars contained exactly 2 people, the total number of people could be only 26. From the pattern, you can see that if four of the cars contained exactly 2 people, and the remaining six cars contained the maximum of 4 people, the total number would be 32, as given in the question. Therefore, at most four of the ten cars could have contained exactly 2 people.


Difficulty: Medium
Question Type: Standard Multiple Choice

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

The following sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence contains no error, select choice E.

An(A) abundant supply of milk from dairy farms (B) nearby make (C) the Bern region of Switzerland a leading producer (D) of condensed milk and milk chocolate. No error (E)




(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)



The error in this sentence occurs at (C), where there is subject-verb disagreement. The plural verb “make” does not agree with its singular subject, “An abundant supply.”


Question Type: Identifying Sentence Errors

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.


Until Florence Nightingale made nursing ------- , it was considered a ------- profession.

A scientific . . painstaking
B essential . . dangerous
C noble . . lofty
D patriotic . . worthy
E respectable . . degrading


“Respectable” and “degrading” most clearly convey a distinct change in the image of nursing: though nursing was first considered degrading, Florence Nightingale's accomplishments made it respectable.


Difficulty: Medium

Dimensions

To measure anything you need something called "dimension". Shite am I right?

Yep I am in shite, check this.

Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition says:

"di·men·sion [ di ménshən, dī ménshən ]
noun (plural di·men·sions)
Definition:
1. measurement of size of something: a measurement of something in one or more directions such as length, width, or height"

And then:

"6. mathematics coordinate for space and time: a coordinate used with others to locate a point in space and time"

Compact Oxford English Dictionary says:

"dimension
/dimensh’n, di-/
• noun 1 a measurable extent, such as length, breadth, or height. 2 an aspect or feature. "

Now my question is simply, "Is time a dimension?"

OK wise man Define Fucking Dimension without going abstract?

Maths#0000001; first axioms

We have to define the first axioms of our system. Zero. Infinity. To start with.

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

The problem of antibiotic resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled.

(A) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because
(B) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries and
(C) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries when
(D) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where
(E) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries and

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
This sentence is a fragment as written; there is no verb in the main clause. Of the choices offered, only (C) and (D) correct this problem. (D) is the best choice because the adverb "where" connects the second part of the sentence in a way that clarifies the relationship between the two parts of the sentence. The correct sentence reads: The problem of antibiotic resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where the sale and use of antibiotics are not tightly controlled.

(A) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries because
(B) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries and
(C) resistance, frequently compounded in certain countries when
(D) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries where
(E) resistance is frequently compounded in certain countries and

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Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph.

(A) Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph
(B) Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph
(C) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(E) Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by Plains Indians

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Correcting the error in this sentence requires moving the information about the heliograph closer to "instruments," which is the material it relates to. Only choice D accomplishes this without introducing an error in subject-verb agreement (as in C) or producing a sentence fragment (as in E). The correct sentence reads: Many of the instruments used in early operations of the United States Army Signal Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians.

(A) Corps were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly that of the heliograph
(B) Corps, there were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians, particularly the heliograph
(C) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, was an adaptation of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(D) Corps, and in particular the heliograph, were adaptations of equipment used by the Plains Indians
(E) Corps being adaptations, the heliograph in particular, of those used by Plains Indians

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Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than either fiction or drama.

(A) either fiction or drama
(B) either fiction or in drama
(C) either in fiction or drama
(D) in either fiction or drama
(E) in either fiction or in drama

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
Correcting the error in this sentence requires close attention to the need for parallelism. The structure of the underlined portion should match the structure of the phrase "in poetry" that appears earlier in the sentence. Neither choice (A) nor choice (B) includes the preposition "in." Among the remaining choices, only choice (D) has the preposition "in" appropriately located in the phrase. The correct sentence reads: The revolt against Victorianism was perhaps even more marked in poetry than in either fiction or drama.

(A) either fiction or drama
(B) either fiction or in drama
(C) either in fiction or drama
(D) in either fiction or drama
(E) in either fiction or in drama

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.

(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
(B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them
(C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
(E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
This sentence is awkward as written, and the pronoun "which" is the wrong relative pronoun to refer to "people" (the antecedent of the pronoun in this sentence). Choice (D) uses the correct pronoun "who" and more effectively than the other choices states the characteristics of people who are fascinated by shipwrecks. The correct sentence reads: Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.

(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
(B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them
(C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
(E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.

(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
(B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them
(C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
(E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
This sentence is awkward as written, and the pronoun "which" is the wrong relative pronoun to refer to "people" (the antecedent of the pronoun in this sentence). Choice (D) uses the correct pronoun "who" and more effectively than the other choices states the characteristics of people who are fascinated by shipwrecks. The correct sentence reads: Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people which have a belief in finding the treasure in them.

(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
(B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them
(C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
(E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
This sentence is awkward as written, and the pronoun "which" is the wrong relative pronoun to refer to "people" (the antecedent of the pronoun in this sentence). Choice (D) uses the correct pronoun "who" and more effectively than the other choices states the characteristics of people who are fascinated by shipwrecks. The correct sentence reads: Certain shipwrecks have a particular fascination for those people who believe that there is treasure to be found in them.

(A) which have a belief in finding the treasure in them
(B) that belief there is treasure to be found in them
(C) who believe they hold treasure and that they can find it
(D) who believe that there is treasure to be found in them
(E) who believe about treasure to be found in them

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.

(A) Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
(B) Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.
(C) Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it.
(D) Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.
(E) A meal skipped by many people underestimating its value is breakfast.

Correct Answer: D

Explanation:
The problem with this sentence is that the opening phrase "underestimating its value" modifies "breakfast," not "people." The order of the words in the sentence in choice (D) does not have this problem of a misplaced modifying phrase. Choice (D) also clarifies the causal relationship between the two clauses in the sentence. None of the other choices conveys the information presented in the sentence as effectively and directly as choice (D).

(A) Underestimating its value, breakfast is a meal many people skip.
(B) Breakfast is skipped by many people because of their underestimating its value.
(C) Many people, underestimating the value of breakfast, and skipping it.
(D) Many people skip breakfast because they underestimate its value.
(E) A meal skipped by many people underestimating its value is breakfast.

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading symptoms, another that occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.

(A) symptoms, another that occurs
(B) symptoms; another one that occurs
(C) symptoms, the other, and it occurs
(D) symptoms; another one which is occurring
(E) symptoms and also occurring

Correct Answer: B

Explanation:
This sentence illustrates a comma splice, the incorrect use of a comma to connect two complete sentences. Choice B correctly uses a semicolon to coordinate two independent clauses and form a compound sentence (while at the same time keeping verb tenses parallel). The correct sentence reads: One of the most common types of mistakes that inexperienced physicians make is misreading symptoms; another one that occurs about as frequently is recommending inappropriate treatment.

(A) symptoms, another that occurs
(B) symptoms; another one that occurs
(C) symptoms, the other, and it occurs
(D) symptoms; another one which is occurring
(E) symptoms and also occurring

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Looking up from the base of the mountain, the trail seemed more treacherous than it really was.

(A) Looking up
(B) While looking up
(C) By looking up
(D) Viewing
(E) Viewed

Correct Answer: E

Explanation:
When a modifying phrase begins a sentence, it must logically modify the sentence's subject; otherwise, it is a dangling modifier. In this example, every option except (E) is a dangling modifier.

In (A), the phrase "Looking up from the base of the mountain" does not logically modify the subject "the trail." A person might stand at the base of a mountain and look up at a trail, but it is illogical to suggest that a trail looks up from the base of a mountain.
(B), (C), and (D) are simply variations of the error found in (A). Each results in a sentence that illogically suggests that a trail was looking up from the base of a mountain.
(E) is correct. Although a trail cannot itself look up from the base of a mountain, a trail can be viewed by someone looking up from the base of a mountain, so the phrase "Viewed from the base of the mountain" logically modifies the subject "the trail."

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.

(A) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans, which are realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(B) Scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans being realistically depicted in the paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner.
(C) The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
(D) Henry Ossawa Tanner, in his realistic paintings, depicting scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.
(E) Henry Ossawa Tanner, whose paintings realistically depict scenes from the everyday lives of African Americans.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:
For a sentence to be grammatically complete, it must include both a subject and a main verb. When a sentence lacks either a subject or a main verb, the result is a sentence fragment. In this example all options but (C) are sentence fragments.

In (A), the phrase "Scenes... Americans " is modified by the dependent clause "which... Tanner," but there is no main verb.
In (B), the phrase "Scenes ... Tanner" contains no main verb.
In (D), the noun "Henry Ossawa Tanner " is modified by "depicting " but is not combined with a main verb.
And in (E), the noun "Henry Ossawa Tanner" is modified by the dependent clause "whose ... Americans " but not combined with a main verb.
(C) is correct. It is the only choice in which a subject ("The paintings of Henry Ossawa Tanner") is combined with a verb ("depict") to express a complete thought.

The Official SAT Question of the Day™

Part of the following sentence is italics; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Select the option that produces the best sentence. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternatives, select choice A.

Woody Guthrie wrote and adapted more than a thousand songs, many of them are about the struggles of workers and the poor in the United States.
A many of them are
B many of which are
C many are
D which are, many of them,
E and many of them that are

Hint
Remember that two independent clauses cannot be joined with only a comma.

Correct Answer: B
Here's Why:
Choice (B) is correct. It avoids the comma-splice error of the original by using the pronoun “which” in place of the pronoun “them,” thereby turning what was originally an independent clause (“many of them are … United States”) into a relative clause that modifies “songs.”

Nature

What nature to me is me. I am nature. I am not part of nature. I live nature to the fullest there is in nature.

Dreams

dream after dream goes by
and I still dream they come true
my dream is on a stand by

Religion

My own religion is cultivated by the circumstances I went through. If I believe in that I brought some thoughts when I was born is debatable with the fantacy land experiences. My religious belifs arise from my logic. So I create my own religion. If I say I beleave in Buddha, Jesus or Mohamed, then I think that I beleave in them. The thinking comes from logic I obtained from reading the sayings of the three main sages.

First non of them write any thing down. Then when I read them I understand what I read in My own logic.

So what I get into my thoughts are the logical deduction of the sayings of the masters. That will automatically become my own logic.

There what I have is my own religion. So is yours.