5,124
edits
SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions
SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches (view source)
Revision as of 19:15, 5 February 2022
, 5 February 2022→gerund phrases
| Line 822: | Line 822: | ||
* -ing forms of verbs that act as a noun | * -ing forms of verbs that act as a noun | ||
* gerund phase is a gerund + other word/s that describes the state of something | * gerund phase is a gerund + other word/s that describes the state of something | ||
** | ** usually the gerund phrase is the subject of a sentence: | ||
*** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day." | |||
** can also be a descriptive phrase indicating an ongoing condition or state: | |||
*** "He scored running with the ball" | |||
*** "Running with the ball he scored!" | |||
**** < note that in this construction "running" could be considered an adjective (present participle adjective) | |||
* for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds]] | * for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds]] | ||
* SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text | * SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text | ||
| Line 832: | Line 837: | ||
* as an adjective: | * as an adjective: | ||
** ex.: "Songs sung softly are soothing" | ** ex.: "Songs sung softly are soothing" | ||
*** " | *** "to sing" is a verb, but the past participle, "sung" becomes an adjective here | ||
*** | *** the participial phrase is "songs sung softly" which is the subject of the verb "are" | ||
* note: participial phrases are often the source of "'''dangling modifiers'''", which are adjectives or adjective phrases that are not clear as to what they are modifying | |||
* note: participial phrases are often the source of "dangling modifiers", which are adjectives or adjective phrases that are not clear as to what they are modifying | |||
** ex.: "Smiling grandly, she won the choral competition" | ** ex.: "Smiling grandly, she won the choral competition" | ||
*** = unclear if she won the competition ''because'' she was "smiling grandly" or if she was "smiling grandly" ''when'' she won the tournament | *** = unclear if she won the competition ''because'' she was "smiling grandly" or if she was "smiling grandly" ''when'' she won the tournament | ||
* for the SAT Writing test, note that the | * for the SAT Writing test, note that the gerund or past particle adjective in participial phrases are NEVER the subject of the sentence! | ||
** ex.: "The extra players practicing all season as a backup have never had a chance to play" | ** ex.: "The extra players ''practicing'' all season as a backup have never had a chance to play" | ||
** Here the participial phrase "practicing all season" and the prepositional phrase, "as a backup" modify the subject "players" | ** Here the participial phrase "practicing all season" and the prepositional phrase, "as a backup" modify the subject "players" | ||
*** therefore we match the plural "players" with the plural present perfect verb "have never had" (as opposed to the singular "has never had") | *** therefore we match the plural "players" with the plural present perfect verb "have never had" (as opposed to the singular "has never had") | ||