{"id":3436,"date":"2013-05-28T13:01:55","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T13:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testpreparations.com\/help\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2014-12-02T08:27:01","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:27:01","slug":"grammar-questions-on-the-sat-and-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/scholarship\/2013\/05\/28\/grammar-questions-on-the-sat-and-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Questions on the SAT and ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Overview:\u00a0 Error Analysis<\/strong><br \/>\nEssay questions on the SAT or ACT ask students to write on demand.\u00a0 Besides producing\u00a0 essays that are logical, focused, and readable, students are expected to have few or no grammatical or spelling errors.\u00a0 In addition, other parts of the test provide specific questions to see how well individual students can identify common spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and other grammatical errors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spelling Errors<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough writers tend to rely on the spell-checking features, test examiners expect students to catch spelling errors on standardized tests.\u00a0 It is also a good practice to catch them when proofreading, as the spell check feature misses spelling errors when the misspelled word turns out to be a real word in the incorrect context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Capitalization Errors<\/strong><br \/>\nMake sure all proper nouns are capitalized, and all common nouns are not capitalized.\u00a0 These types of errors can be caught quickly, especially if only one word in a longer proper noun\u00a0 is capitalized.\u00a0 Suppose the sentence prompt was &#8221; the Golden gate bridge&#8221;.\u00a0 In that case, the correct response would be &#8220;capitalization error&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Punctuation Errors<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen two or more items are listed in a series, such as &#8220;paper, pencils, paint, and scissors&#8221; it is correct to use commas to separate the items.\u00a0 Correct punctuation marks need to be at the end of every sentence.\u00a0 As readers tend to add their own closure to sentences, it is easy to overlook punctuation errors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No Error<\/strong><br \/>\nAlthough &#8220;no error&#8221; is an option at the end of every short passage, it is not always the correct choice.\u00a0 While working through the test questions, justify the other answers first.\u00a0 Do not get bogged down in what the passage means, if the questions are limited to spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.<\/p>\n<p>Do you need to know more about how test questions on the SAT or ACT are scored? <a href=\"https:\/\/testpreparations.com\/sat-tutoring\/SAT-prep\/\">Learn more<\/a> about how we are assisting thousands of students each academic year.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tutorOrange\">Test Prep Academy<\/span> is the premier test prep and private tutoring company for college-bound students. 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