SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions

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*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes
*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes
* '''prepositions'''
* '''prepositions'''
** such as ''about, near, of, on'' , etc.
** such as ''about, by, from, near, of, on'' , etc.
** establish a relationship with a noun
** = establish a relationship with a noun or as part of a subject-verb clause:
** are NEVER the subject of a sentence
*** ex. adding information to a subject noun: "The ideas of the professor are novel."
*** ex. adding information to a subject-verb: "The professor was educated at Yale."
** for the SAT, only prepositions that come before the verb matter
** the noun in prepositional phrases are '''NEVER the subject of a sentence'''
** elimination:  
** elimination:  
*** for subject-verb matching, the preposition/ prepositional phrase is NOT the subject
*** for subject-verb matching, the preposition/ prepositional phrase is NOT the subject
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** then see how the sentence builds out from there
** then see how the sentence builds out from there
** ex:
** ex:
*** ''Jamal plays''. (subject + verb)
*** ''Jamal plays chess''. (subject + verb)
*** ''Jamal plays chess''. (adds object)
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess''. (adds prepositional phrase for when)
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess''. (adds prepositional phrase for when)
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library with his friends''. (adds prepositional phrases for where and with whom)
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library with his friends''. (adds prepositional phrases for where and with whom)
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=== prepositional phrase ===
=== prepositional phrase ===
* built around a preposition, which indicates time, place, or other relationship to the main clause or a noun
* built around a preposition, which indicates time, place, or other relationship to the main clause or a noun
* prepositions never directly precede a verb
** prepositions are followed by a noun (and not a verb), which forms a "prepositional phrase"
** because they tell us more about the nouns, esp. the subject or object of a sentence
** prepositions tell us more about the nouns, esp. the subject or object of a sentence
** ex.: "The teacher about tells" or "The odor from stinks" makes no sense  
*** they may follow a verb, but they do not directly precede a verb, as in:
* prepositional phrase may precede or follow a verb, ex.:
*** incorrect: "The teacher about tells" or "The odor from stinks" makes no sense  
** "The teacher tells ''about math''"
*** correct: "The teacher tells us about math" or "The odor from the garbage stinks"
** "The odor ''from the garbage'' stinks overwhelmingly"
* prepositions include:  
* prepositions include:  
** most common are: ''at, by, for, from, in, of, on, since, to'' (when suggesting a direction)'', with''
** ''at, by, for, from, in, of, on, since, to'' (when suggesting a direction)'', with''
** other prepositions include, ''above, about, after, along, around, before, behind, below, beside, between, down, during, into, near, over, through, toward, under, until, up, upon, with, without''  
** other prepositions include, ''above, about, after, along, around, before, behind, below, beside, between, down, during, into, near, over, through, toward, under, until, up, upon, with, without''  
** see [https://englishpost.org/grammar-lessons-list-of-common-prepositions/ List of Common Prepositions (englishpost.org)]
** see [https://englishpost.org/grammar-lessons-list-of-common-prepositions/ List of Common Prepositions (englishpost.org)]
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