tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post8912012046540905457..comments2023-12-26T17:01:24.764-05:00Comments on A Merry Heart: Lying About WritingConnie Kellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-7326094328897968212011-10-13T13:22:20.614-04:002011-10-13T13:22:20.614-04:00You're right, I'd never have learned to us...You're right, I'd never have learned to use powerpoint if I hadn't been forced.Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-10116725779192396712011-10-13T12:42:26.483-04:002011-10-13T12:42:26.483-04:00Maybe PSATs prepare a soul to deal with IRS forms?...Maybe PSATs prepare a soul to deal with IRS forms? :)Carolyn Abiadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567399129586443513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-63066731299863493232011-10-13T11:58:01.700-04:002011-10-13T11:58:01.700-04:00Was there an option to choose "none of the ab...Was there an option to choose "none of the above"?Rollie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04404783252284121329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-29587834001585807732011-10-12T18:00:54.115-04:002011-10-12T18:00:54.115-04:00Yeah, I saw a Nobel laureate in Physiology and Med...Yeah, I saw a Nobel laureate in Physiology and Medicine use two passives in quick succession "It has been seen that it has been shown..." when he really should have just said "I'm right. You know it."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-9363137479931900952011-10-12T13:32:03.636-04:002011-10-12T13:32:03.636-04:00That sounds like it was a nightmare question for a...That sounds like it was a nightmare question for a writer like you! I remember my PSATs. Glad that's over. <br />:)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-37578722588616426692011-10-12T12:55:07.749-04:002011-10-12T12:55:07.749-04:00Krispy,
I think you're absolutely right--it&#...Krispy,<br /><br />I think you're absolutely right--it's all about odd grammar. Sigh. I'm sure Matt's going to be very "excited" to discuss dangling participles and misplaced modifiers.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-88006733640085962342011-10-12T12:29:29.587-04:002011-10-12T12:29:29.587-04:00I think it's less teaching good writing as try...I think it's less teaching good writing as trying to make sure in the trickiest way possible that you know your grammar. Some of the most confusing, ugly sentences I've ever read have been from SAT writing sections, and it's all there to make sure you know a dangling modifier when you see one...even if the rest of it doesn't make any sense. :PKrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492607213249874138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-40765172398689286882011-10-12T10:08:33.832-04:002011-10-12T10:08:33.832-04:00I agree,I never saw such convoluted sentences. I ...I agree,I never saw such convoluted sentences. I am heading out to drop the youngest off for the PSAT this AM too.Keith and Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890254692446350440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471107802247799161.post-34159242214609804742011-10-12T09:09:37.287-04:002011-10-12T09:09:37.287-04:00Is it really lying? Sounds more like you were tryi...Is it really lying? Sounds more like you were trying to make sense of it for him.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.com