Mastering Subject-Verb Agreement for SAT/ACT Success

This video tutorial by Katya Seberson covers the complexities of subject-verb agreement questions on the SAT and ACT. It explains the importance of these questions, which account for about 5% of the writing score, and provides strategies to tackle them. The video includes examples and common mistakes, emphasizing the need to identify the correct subject and verb forms. It also highlights the tricks used in these exams, such as inserting additional phrases between subjects and verbs, and offers practical examples to illustrate these points.

What percentage of the total writing score do subject-verb agreement questions account for in SAT and ACT?

• About 20%

• About 10%

• About 15%

• About 5%

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the primary task when answering subject-verb agreement questions?

• Identify the subject

• None of the above

• Choose the longest answer

• Identify the verb

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CCSS.L.3.1F

Which verb form should be used if the subject is singular?

• has included

• including

• includes

• include

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CCSS.L.3.1F

What does Katya Seberson use to describe unnecessary words between the subject and verb?

• Clutter

• Fluff

• Fillers

• Noise

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Katya painstakingly as a service to her students makes videos on YouTube', what is the subject?

• students

• service

• videos

• Katya

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What common mistake do students make when identifying the subject in sentences with complex structures?

• Ignoring the main noun

• Choosing the noun closest to the verb

• Selecting the first noun in the sentence

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the example 'Not all research into regional English varieties requires...', what is the actual subject?

• research

• English

• varieties

• time

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Why is 'research' considered singular in the context of the provided sentence?

• None of the above

• It refers to a group

• It is non-countable

• It ends with 's'

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What is the subject in the sentence 'At Epidaurus, the combination of virtual pitch allows...'

• virtual pitch

• combination

• Epidaurus

• seats

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What future content does Katya Seberson tease at the end of the video?

• None of the above

• Tricks two and three for handling subject-verb agreement

• Advanced punctuation techniques

• Subject identification methods

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CCSS.L.3.1F