SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions

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* what is the overall "perspective" of the piece?
* what is the overall "perspective" of the piece?


= Grammar & Punctuation quick start guide =
= Grammar quick start guide =


== Verbs quick start guide ==
== Verbs quick start guide ==
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** thus '''D) however''' is the correct answer
** thus '''D) however''' is the correct answer


==Punctuation quick start guide==
== Punctuation quick start guide ==
=== periods . ===  
=== periods . ===  
*'''periods''' separate sentences
*'''periods''' separate sentences
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*****"about" = a preposition, so "sailing" is not the subject and the verb is therefore matched to the plural "books"
*****"about" = a preposition, so "sailing" is not the subject and the verb is therefore matched to the plural "books"


==Restrictive elements quick start guide==   
== Punctuation and "restrictive elements" quick start guide ==   


*a "restrictive" element is a sentence part that is not separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma or other punctuation
*a "restrictive" element is a sentence part that is not separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma or other punctuation