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#208069 - 11/19/12 10:22 AM SAT Question of the Day
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stranger
Registered: 11/19/12
Posts: 1 > 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".
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> http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src=
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> why is "b" better than "a"?
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> http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-the-day?src=
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> 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]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13654 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]
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old hand
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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]
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Carpal Tunnel
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Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13654 Originally Posted By: ollyRe: 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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