tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post7297624793446297685..comments2023-09-21T06:15:03.099-07:00Comments on Conjugate Visits: Poor KidsJune Casagrandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-9242679626492887792009-08-12T20:48:58.824-07:002009-08-12T20:48:58.824-07:00No, if they were showing their work, so to speak, ...No, if they were showing their work, so to speak, it wasn't anywhere I could see it.<br /><br />The really sad thing is that anyone struggling with this test would naturally assume that the failing was their own. It would never occur to them that the test authors just don't know grammar.<br /><br />Hopefully, it really just is the test-prep people's fault and in no way represents the skills of the people who write the real test.June Casagrandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363096837053080969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8507136945842934293.post-18932770198810858482009-08-12T19:42:35.658-07:002009-08-12T19:42:35.658-07:00So, um... is there grammatical support? Some archa...So, um... is there grammatical support? Some archaic reason why the obviously right answers are wrong? I know that there are some issues where there's a "best" usage (like being concise or having a modifier do it's job), but seriously. Ridiculous. I hurt for my struggling English learners.LL Blackwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921100359598254068noreply@blogger.com