Comprehension and Grammar

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Using Prepositions and Conjunctions on the SAT and ACT
Using Prepositions and Conjunctions on the SAT and ACT 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Why Prepositions and Conjunctions? Both prepositions and conjunctions show relationships between words within sentences.  It is important to use both types correctly, as changing either the preposition in a…

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Recognizing Appropriate Sentence Construction in Reading Passages
Recognizing Appropriate Sentence Construction in Reading Passages 275 183 School Tutoring

Overview:  Why Sentence Construction? Some test questions in the English/grammar portion of the SAT, ACT, and other tests ask students to read a passage and find the best way to…

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Recognizing Nonstandard English Usage on Tests
Recognizing Nonstandard English Usage on Tests 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Is Nonstandard English? Nonstandard English usage encompasses topics such as  double negatives, nonstandard use of contractions, less acceptable phrases, and commonly confused words.  These are all traps for…

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Is there Really No Error in the Sentence?
Is there Really No Error in the Sentence? 171 295 School Tutoring

Overview:  No Error One of the ways English and grammar skills are tested on the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests is to ask students to decide if a sentence…

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Proofreading for Errors in Capitalization, Spelling, and Punctuation
Proofreading for Errors in Capitalization, Spelling, and Punctuation 171 295 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Are Mechanical Errors? Although many proofreading questions on the English portion of the SAT and ACT are to catch errors in standard English usage, some questions involve errors…

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SAT and ACT Reading Comprehension: Using Sentence Context to Identify Meaning
SAT and ACT Reading Comprehension: Using Sentence Context to Identify Meaning 300 300 School Tutoring

Overview:  Sentence Context Adds Power Skilled readers use the powerful tool of sentence context to approximate the meaning of unfamiliar words, when the meaning is not apparent from prefixes, roots,…

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Verb Usage, Verb Agreement, and Verb Tense in Review
Verb Usage, Verb Agreement, and Verb Tense in Review 275 183 School Tutoring

Verbs in Review Verbs carry action in sentences, as well as state of being and existence.  In order to use them correctly, it is important for subjects and verbs to…

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Grammar Questions on the SAT and ACT
Grammar Questions on the SAT and ACT 171 295 School Tutoring

 Overview:  Error Analysis Essay questions on the SAT or ACT ask students to write on demand.  Besides producing  essays that are logical, focused, and readable, students are expected to have…

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Analyzing Reading Passages for Strategy, Organization, and Style
Analyzing Reading Passages for Strategy, Organization, and Style 275 183 School Tutoring

Overview:  Critical Reading and Standardized Testing The communication skills of critical reading are tested by standardized tests like the ACT and SAT.  Those skills are essential to college success, as…

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Tips for Sentence Completion
Tips for Sentence Completion 241 229 School Tutoring

In SAT reading sections, they have 6~10 sentence completion questions. Although these questions depend on the vocabulary, there are some ways to improve one’s performance in this sections significantly.  …

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