SAT Grammar Prep

What are some tips that are helpful for the writing and language section?

• shorter is better

• vertical scan - Compare answer choices. Check for similarities and differences (on the grammar questions).

• Only 1 answer can be correct - Eliminate answer choices that are basically the same in function (i.e. transitions, vocabulary).

• No Change is a real option - Do not forget to use the underline as a real option to consider.

• It sounds right - You should always choose what sounds the best to your ear.

Which is NOT part of the Eliminate and Guess strategy?

• This is the commons sense strategy.

• Eliminate what you know is not correct.

• Guess the answer choices you have left.

• Eliminate the question completely.

Which are true?

• periods = semi-colons

• periods = colons

• commas = semicolons

• dashes come in pairs

• it's = belonging to it

The proceeds from the sale of every auctioned item ________ to charity.

• go

• goes

Answer choices for the grammar section of the SAT should have no grammatical errors, be relevant to the rest of the article, and be short and _________.

If analysis of the traffic count indicates that there is more traffic than the 6 current road as it is designed at this time can efficiently accommodate, the transportation planner might recommend widening the road to add another lane. Choose the correct grammatical structure for the underlined portion.

• no change

• current design of the road right now

• road as it is now currently designed

• current design of the road

Which is the best version of the underlined part of the last sentence (reproduced below)?

More books are being written and published than ever before; the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are likely to be there in centuries to come.

• the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, personal computer and are likely

• the book has withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are liable

• books have withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and are likely

• the book withstood the advent of the cinema, television, personal computer and is likely

• the book withstood the advent of the cinema, television, and personal computer and will likely

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• Megan Rapinoe, a striker with 62 goals in international play, is known for her activism in addition to her soccer stardom.

• A striker with 62 goals in international play, Megan Rapinoe is known for her activism in addition to her soccer stardom.

• Both are correct.

Answer explanation

If the supplement begins or ends the sentence, it only requires one punctuation mark (between the supplement and the rest of the sentence).

If the supplement comes in the middle of the sentence, it requires punctuation on both sides.

"The coach told Mike that he was going to miss the next game." What is incorrect about this sentence?

• Has an incorrect indefinite pronoun

• Has an incorrect interrogative pronoun

• has a pronoun shift

• Has the ambiguous pronoun, "he"

Students often aren't ready to do the work that is required when ____________courses are more demanding.

• his or her

• their