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SAT Review of Identifying Sentence Errors
SAT Review of Identifying Sentence Errors 150 150 Deborah

Overview One of the subtests of the SAT Writing portion is Identifying Sentence Errors. These multiple-choice questions ask students to recognize errors in grammar, usage, word choice, and idioms. During…

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Vocabulary Review for the SAT
Vocabulary Review for the SAT 150 150 Deborah

Overview Students develop a good vocabulary as one of the advantages of going to college. It is a result of reading scholarly texts, writing papers and essays, and listening to…

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Deciphering Meaning from Reading Passages on the SAT and ACT
Deciphering Meaning from Reading Passages on the SAT and ACT 720 480 School Tutoring

Overview Questions about longer reading passages on the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests tap students’ abilities to find and use meaning from what they read.  These skills are important…

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Recognizing Nonstandard English: Diction Errors
Recognizing Nonstandard English: Diction Errors 610 400 School Tutoring

Overview Diction errors are types of errors when the incorrect word is used in a nonstandard way.  Some word usage is colloquial: out of place in a formal essay.  Other…

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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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Grammar Review : Choosing the Correct Pronoun on the ACT and SAT
Grammar Review : Choosing the Correct Pronoun on the ACT and SAT 392 257 School Tutoring

Overview:  What Are Pronouns? Pronouns are word forms that substitute for nouns.  They differ from nouns in that the correct pronoun form depends on the function it takes within the…

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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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Nonstandard English: Negative Sentences
Nonstandard English: Negative Sentences 160 128 School Tutoring

Overview:  Why Double Negatives? Some of the most common examples of nonstandard English occur when negative words and statements are misused.  Negatives as alternatives are contained in the English/grammar tests…

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