Responding to a PM from reply2spg. I really don't have anything new to add here; my response in the other thread still stands (minus the typo): "I believe that the answer here would be C, because "as there were in" is necessary to establish that the comparison is between the numbers o...

Hi Andrea, The colorization of black-and-white films by computers is defended by those who own the film rights, for the process can mean increased revenues for them; many others in the film industry, however, contend that the technique degrades major works of art, which they liken to putting lipsti...

I'd probably give this a 4. Tightening up the organization a little and discussing a third flaw would probably boost this to a five; you do have good examples and your general structure is fine, but that first paragraph and the body paragraph about Germany both bring you down a bit.

The approach to a main point question is often very similar to that used for an inference question, and you're right that here the correct answer could be termed either an inference or a main point. That's because the argument already has a conclusion, which is the same thing as the main point. Sinc...

Your approach to the assumption question is correct; if you negate D, it has no effect on the conclusion, because the conclusion is about the threat of suffocation, not about other threats besides suffocation.

Andrea8888, I'd be happy to take a look at one of your essays and provide some feedback, but it's a lot easier for me if you cut and paste each essay in its entirety into a separate forum post. If you don't mind doing that, I can give you notes on one of them. Thanks!

A few thoughts on your essay; first, you used the template pretty well. However, on an AWA Argument essay, you don't need to support the author's thesis at all. In the paragraph where you talk about Germany under Hitler, you don't point out any flaw in the argument, and that's a mistake. You could s...

He decides to go home ( Subject = He, decides = singular?) He couldn't decide whether to go home or play basketball. (subject = He, decide = plural?) Please clarify, thanks Any tips or tricks to know which words are normal versus irregular? Decide is a regular verb. The verb in the second sentence ...