Digital SAT Reading & Writing: Some More "Boundaries" Questions
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2023
- This is a follow-up to an earlier video entitled "A Couple of Tricky 'However' Questions" ( • Digital SAT Reading & ... ). The College Board classifies these as "Boundaries" questions, as they "require test takers to apply Standard English conventions when editing short texts (typically one or two sentences in length) to ensure that the resultant sentence(s) conventionally separate or join phrases, clauses, or sentences."
The first two questions I go over involve the transitional adverb "rather," while the third example involves "though." Even so, these are essentially variations on the same kind of question dealt with in the aforementioned video. That said, it can be helpful to see additional examples, since each one is a little bit different.
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Full text of example questions:
(1) VISTAs’ responsibilities tend to be at a higher level than those found in private-sector jobs. VIISTAs are typically not hired to offer direct services such as delivering _________ they use their talents on big-picture initiatives such as building the capacity and improving the financial health of the organizations that employ them.
A) food, rather
B) food, rather,
C) food; rather,
D) food, rather
(2) To humans, it does not appear that the golden orb-weaver spider uses camouflage to capture its ______ the brightly colored arachnid seems to wait conspicuously in the center of its large circular web for insects to approach. Researcher Po Peng of the University of Melbourne has explained that the spider’s distinctive coloration may in fact be part of its appeal.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) prey, rather,
B) prey rather,
C) prey, rather;
D) prey; rather,
(3) In 1943, in the midst of World War II, mathematics professor Grace Hopper was recruited by the
US military to help the war effort by solving complex equations. Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just _______ as a pioneering computer programmer, Hopper would help usher in the digital age.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A) equations, though:
B) equations, though,
C) equations. Though,
D) equations though
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sir i got a problem in question
Gathering accurate data on water flow in the United States is challenging because of the country’s millions of miles of ______blank the volume and speed of water at any given location can vary drastically over time.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
A.waterways and the fact that,
B.waterways, and the fact that,
C.waterways, and, the fact that
D.waterways and the fact that.
why not (a)
I'm also a student here, but I think I can kinda explain that. Because we are comparing two nouns (waterways and variation of volume and speed), the phrase " the fact that" is a necessary one. We are making the sentence after the phrase "the fact that" into Noun form. Hope you got it!
To the task min 4:45. Is there any situation where answer B could be a choice?
That's a good question. I can't think of any situation where it could be correct to have a comma after a word such as "rather" without also having one before it.
tysom sir but the last one isn't clear can you shed some more light why a not b?
The problem with B is that would result in a run-on sentence. This is because the last sentence in the passage contains two independent clauses, and in order to link two ICs with a comma, you need a FANBOYS conjunction as opposed to a transitional adverb like "though."
IC 1: "Hopper’s subsequent career would involve more than just equations"
IC 2: "Hopper would help usher in the digital age."
I go over some similar examples here: czcams.com/video/kxIykjHQ9M0/video.html
thanks bro, sorry for bothering you again but i mean why not c@@345tutoring
C is wrong because it's never correct to start a sentence with "Though," (that is, the word "Though" followed by a comma).
If "Though" is used at the start of a sentence, then it's being used as a subordinator -- that is, it is introducing a subordinate (or dependent) clause.
sir can we say although we could start sentence with though but because in this case though followed by a comma therefor we'll avoid using it@@345tutoring
Yes, that makes sense.
"Though" is a little weird because it can be used as a transitional adverb (like "however") or as a subordinator (like "because"), but if it's used as the first word in the sentence, it can only be used as a subordinator.