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Appropriate Sentence Construction for the SAT and ACT
Appropriate Sentence Construction for the SAT and ACT 600 428 School Tutoring

Overview: Some grammar questions on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT ask students to apply the rules they have learned about sentence construction.  Sentence prompts may include dangling…

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Review of Nonstandard English: Idiom Errors
Review of Nonstandard English: Idiom Errors 400 267 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Do the SAT and ACT Test in English Grammar? The SAT and ACT test for formal, academic, standard English, which is not necessarily the same way that students…

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Proofreading for Parallel Structure on the SAT and ACT
Proofreading for Parallel Structure on the SAT and ACT 308 220 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Is Parallel Structure? Parallel structure in writing is a refinement technique in which verbs, subjects, and clauses are made similar.  It is tested on the ACT and SAT…

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Nonstandard English: Troubleshooting Idiom Errors on the SAT and ACT
Nonstandard English: Troubleshooting Idiom Errors on the SAT and ACT 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview: The English usage that is tested on standardized tests, such as the SAT and ACT, is formal academic English.  It may or may not reflect how students usually speak…

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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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Comparison and Contrast on the Essay Portion
Comparison and Contrast on the Essay Portion 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Comparison and Contrast Prompts Writing prompts on the SAT and ACT may ask students to use a comparison and contrast format to structure their arguments.  In that case, it…

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Persuasive Writing on the SAT and ACT
Persuasive Writing on the SAT and ACT 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Writing for a Purpose In persuasive writing, the purpose is to influence an audience.  Essay prompts that direct students to write to persuade will state the both the issue…

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Using Writing Prompts for SAT and ACT Essays
Using Writing Prompts for SAT and ACT Essays 171 295 School Tutoring

Overview: Following Directions Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT allow a relatively small amount of time for students to develop meaningful responses on the essay portion.  Examiners expect…

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English Essay Help: Preventing Rambling
English Essay Help: Preventing Rambling 160 128 School Tutoring

One of the criteria that are judged during the SAT writing portion is the length of the essay. There are many people who took the test that find it hard…

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