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Another SAT question!


Jessica August 30, 2009 08:10 AM

Another SAT question!
 
Rote learning, the process of memorizing by repetition, is how many young children learn the alphabet or the multiplication tables.

A. is how
B. is used for when
C. this is how
D. the way
E. which is used when


Hint: Ignore the words between the commas and think about the connection between “Rote learning” and “many young children learn.”

I am completely stuck on this one. :thinking::confused:

bobjenkins August 30, 2009 08:57 AM

Pienso que es "a"

Jessica August 30, 2009 09:02 AM

Pienso que es "a" también....

bobjenkins August 30, 2009 09:38 AM

Las otras suenan raras a mí.;)

Fazor August 31, 2009 07:37 AM

Creo que la respuesta era 'a' también.

pjt33 August 31, 2009 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchen (Post 48580)
Hint: Ignore the words between the commas...


"the process of memorizing by repetition" here is an aside and can be elided to give:

"Rote learning XXX many young children learn the alphabet or the multiplication tables."

Quote:

Originally Posted by jchen (Post 48580)
... and think about the connection between “Rote learning” and “many young children learn.”



XXX needs to connect the two halves. Unless "learn" is the main verb of the sentence XXX must have a verb. So consider D:

"Rote learning the way many young children learn the alphabet and the multiplication tables."

It's fine as a clause (taking "the way ... tables" as a modifier of "rote learning") but lacks a main verb. So we exclude D and are left with four options, all based around the word "is". Which sounds correct?

A. "Rote learning is how many young children learn the alphabet and the multiplication tables."
B. "Rote learning is used for when many young children learn the alphabet and the multiplication tables."
C. "Rote learning this is how many young children learn the alphabet and the multiplication tables."
D. "Rote learning which is used when many young children learn the alphabet and the multiplication tables."

C is simply ungrammatical unless the subject of the verb is "Rote learning this" - still inelegant, much better as "Learning this by rote", and lacking the referent of "this".
D has (Noun phrase) which (verb phrase) without commas, so it's a clause lacking a main verb.
"Is used for when" simply sounds wrong to me. Can anyone supply a sentence with "is used for when" which sounds like natural English?

That leaves A, which is a simple statement about the current usage of rote learning.

Jessica August 31, 2009 04:08 PM

Thanks guys for the help. I'll let you know if a isn't the right answer :lol: ;)

brute August 31, 2009 04:19 PM

Pjt33 has given a very lucid and persuasive argument in favour of A. It cannot be anything else.

Jessica August 31, 2009 04:37 PM

all right. I will put that as my answer. it probably is

EDIT: yep that's the right answer. thanks guys again for your help

bobjenkins September 01, 2009 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brute (Post 48883)
Pjt33 has given a very lucid and persuasive argument in favour of A. It cannot be anything else.

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