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#208069 - 11/19/12 10:22 AM SAT Question of the Day
Paco 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". > > 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 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13655	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 old hand 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 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13655	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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