Mastering Sentence Fragments for the New SAT

What will the lecture videos cover to help you succeed in the SAT writing section?

• Grammar rules and rhetorical skills

• Mathematical concepts

• Historical events

• Scientific theories

What is the main issue with the sentence 'I walking'?

• It lacks a subject

• It lacks a main verb

• It is too long

• It is a complete sentence

How can you correct the fragment 'John and Mary spending their weekends singing in a church choir'?

• Remove 'John and Mary'

• Add a comma after 'choir'

• Add 'are' before 'spending'

• Change 'spending' to 'spend'

What is missing in the fragment 'Thinking over all his options'?

• A conjunction

• A main verb

• A subject

• Both a subject and a main verb

Why is 'The mansion located on the outskirts of town' a fragment?

• It lacks a main verb

• It lacks a subject

• It is a complete sentence

• It is too short

How can you correct the fragment 'To improve your SAT skills'?

• Add 'I need' before it

• Remove 'to'

• Change 'improve' to 'improving'

• Add a comma at the end

What is the main problem with the sentence 'Although Buffy tried to slay the vampire'?

• It lacks a main verb

• It is too long

• It lacks a subject

• It is a dependent clause

How can you correct the fragment 'While the students waiting in the classroom'?

• Add 'are' before 'waiting'

• Remove 'while'

• Add a comma after 'classroom'

• Change 'waiting' to 'waited'

What is the issue with the fragment 'Bobisn is deathly afraid of spiders, which is why he doesn’t want to live in the attic anymore'?

• It lacks a subject

• It lacks a main verb

• It is too short

• It is a dependent clause

In the practice question, what is the correct way to fix the fragment 'Because philosophy teaching students not what to think but how to think'?

• Add 'is' before 'teaching'

• Change 'teaching' to 'teaches'

• Add a comma after 'think'

• Remove 'because'