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#208069 - 11/19/12 10:22 AM SAT Question of the Day
Paco Offline
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Registered: 11/19/12
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> I subscribe to a-SAT-question-a-day. A couple of the "right" answers have puzzled me. Perhaps you would like to join the "fun".
>
> http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src=
> E&questionId=20121115&answerCd=B&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10640255&ep_rid=10917
> 9597
>
> why is "b" better than "a"?
>
> http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src=
> E&questionId=20121107&answerCd=D&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10635451&ep_rid=10917
> 9597
>
> Shouldn't "across" be changed to "wide"? Across does not match the
> earlier "thick" reference very well.

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#208073 - 11/19/12 02:07 PM Re: SAT Question of the Day [Re: Paco]
Faldage Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13653
Here's cleaned up versions of the questions.

Question 1

Question 2

Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings.

Re: Question 2 - You might say "wide" instead of "across" but "across" isn't wrong. It's just a stylistic choice.

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#208077 - 11/20/12 04:20 PM Re: SAT Question of the Day [Re: Faldage]
olly Offline
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Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 932
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings.

True, but I think "fresh and unexpected" were the clues

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#208078 - 11/20/12 07:17 PM Re: SAT Question of the Day [Re: olly]
Faldage Offline
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Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13653
Originally Posted By: olly
Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings.

True, but I think "fresh and unexpected" were the clues


Exactly. That's why B is correct. I was explaining why A was not correct.

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