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OP > 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=
> E&questionId=20121115&answerCd=B&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10640255&ep_rid=10917
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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=
> E&questionId=20121107&answerCd=D&ep_ch=QD&ep_mid=10635451&ep_rid=10917
> 9597
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> Shouldn't "across" be changed to "wide"? Across does not match the
> earlier "thick" reference very well.
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.
Re: Question 1 - It could easily be frivolous without echoing routine feelings.
True, but I think "fresh and unexpected" were the clues
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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