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I don't get it whatever I do!

Kooky-Telephone4779
>!The answer key says it's B!<

30 comments

Laescha•
It sounds like they are using "admit" to mean "announce" or "publicise" - as in, the university publicly announces what it considers to be a satisfactory score on SAT or TOEFL. But that use of admit doesn't work here and the sentence overall is grammatically incorrect. Ironically enough.
ExistentialCrispies•
Whichever correct answer this test is expecting is still wrong.
applesawce3•
None of these are correct
AssumptionLive4208•
Is the question, which of these make sense, or which of these is grammatically valid? Because B makes no sense but is the only one that could be followed by this kind of “what clause.” It’s just that the actual sentence is semantically nonsense. “Many universities admit what *they look for in a student is heavily correlated with economic background*” works. But how can a university “admit” (in either sense) what you will get? Replacing “admit” with “accept” sort of works, but implies a knowledge of the future we don’t usually have. Someone who knew your result would say “what you got”, and someone who didn’t know would say “whatever you get”. Perhaps with context it makes sense, but it’s still a really weird way to write it. “If you study hard, you will get good results on your exams. Many universities admit what you will get as a satisfactory score on the SAT or TOEFL exam.” This is a terrible way to say “as long as you work hard you’ll make the grades” but I suppose it’s just about possible, even though it’s not really plausible from a native speaker.
kimonomy•
This is a nightmare, I feel sorry for the students.
VermicelliMajor1207•
Well, OP. If you don't understand that mess it really shows you're going really well in your studies. I can't spot a single correct sentence in that picture.
Desperate_Owl_594•
I think they WANT B to be correct, but it's wrong.
Embarrassed-Weird173•
B is the only one that makes a legal sentence. The rest don't make any sense.  B can be interpreted as "lots of schools aren't afraid to tell you what score you will get". 
ChachamaruInochi•
These are all wrong and don't make any sense.
saopaulodreaming•
Another day, another shitty multiple choice question. Who writes this shit?
SaiyaJedi•
Grammatically only B works, but it still doesn’t make much contextual sense.
Shinyhero30•
B is correct but this question is horrifically phrased and should be thrown out.
BarfGreenJolteon•
Either US education really is that bad or this question has no correct answer… If the correct answer is B, it’s only because the others are more obviously incorrect, but B is still missing some critical information to make it clear.
LrdPhoenixUDIC•
I assume it's replacing the ---- with the answer. In which case B is the only one that remotely fits, but the question part is very strangely worded, at least without some outside context. Something like "---- what they consider to be a satisfactory score..." or "---- what you will need to get for a satisfactory score..." would make more sense on its own. In fact, that second one is probably what it was supposed to be and someone forgot to put the "need to" in when writing the question. Like, this university will tell you (admit) that they want you to have at least an 1200 on the SAT to go there, while that other university will tell you that they want at least a 1300. While the way the question is worded, it sounds like it's some predetermined outcome of going to that university rather than a prerequisite.
davideogameman•
As a native speaker, all are wrong. But I agree with u/Laecha that B could be fixed by replacing "admit", perhaps with "announce" or "publish".  "Admit" when talking about universities almost always refers to admissions, i.e. "I was admitted to my first choice college".  As B is written it's a misuse of the word.
doodle_0211•
The only answer that makes even a bit of sense to me is B. Considering that "what you will get as...TOEFL exam" can be replaced with "it," all the other choices do not make sense. "In order to" in A is a phrasal verb that indicates purpose and D is a conditional sentence. Both require full sentences to follow after them. Subject-Verb-Object. C requires a full sentence ("Whether...or not, *you should get your TOEFL grades up*") or a partial sentence with a verb ("Whether...or not *depends entirely on your TOEFL performance*"). E requires the similar partial sentence with a verb ("Anyone who...in the States *must get a satisfactory TOEFL score*"). However, the reason why I am iffy about B is that, for me, the answer as a whole sentence doesn't seem to make sense. "Many international universities admit what you will get as a satisfactory score on the SAT or TOEFL exam." Is this saying that whatever you will get on a SAT or TOEFL exam is good enough for many international universities? Unless I am reading this wrong, that's really weird to say and doesn't seem to fit the theme of the whole question.
DazzlingClassic185•
Maybe it’s because I’m not awake yet, but I can’t work out what it’s asking! Is it me or is it that bad?
inphinitfx•
None of these options make sense, if they're meant to substitute in for the "----" at the start.
Money_Bench2759•
The only connection that kinda makes sense is B
Cliffy73•
This question ain’t shit.
extramediumwelldone•
The answer is B
Standard_Pack_1076•
I think *as* is a misprint for *is*.
Puzzleheaded-Use3964•
The only explanation I can think of is that B is supposed to mean something like "you will surely get a good score, one that will be _admitted_ [≈accepted] as satisfactory [≈good enough] by many international universities." Weird for many reasons, but better than all of the other options, which don't even fit grammatically.
QueridaLapin•
The answer is C. It's written like a piece of copy, trying to sell you-- I'm guessing-- a course to prep you for an English test. It is certainly not obvious though. Edit: I'm wrong! I read "as" as "is".
TiberiusTheFish•
B works although it's a bit awkward.
McCrankyface•
B is the only one that forms a complete sentence but it is semantic garbage.
SteampunkExplorer•
None of these are correct at all! 😱 The grammar is horrible and the meaning is completely unclear. My brain itches just looking at them.
alistofthingsIhate•
None of these would make sense as answers
tobotoboto•
Jeez… when English test questions are not even written in English. What they are trying to get at is: what can you expect in return for a decent SAT or TOEFL score? In that case, (B) is the best choice of a bad lot :(
anomalogos•
I think B and D are correct.