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SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions
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* introduced by the '''relative pronouns''' ''that, which, who, whose'' | * introduced by the '''relative pronouns''' ''that, which, who, whose'' | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan="3" |Independent clause (IC) | ! colspan="3" |Independent clause (IC) | ||
! colspan="3" |Relative clause (DC) | ! colspan="3" |Relative clause (DC) | ||
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* ex.: | * ex.: | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+'''''The study that | |+'''''The study that used more samples shows promise.''''' | ||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="5" style="text-align:center" |'''Independent Clause (IC)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''The study''' | |'''The study''' | ||
| | | | ||
|'''shows''' | |||
|''' | |||
| | | | ||
|'''promise''' | |'''promise''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''Subject'' | |||
| | | | ||
|''Verb'' | |||
| | | | ||
| | |''Object'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="5" style="text-align:center" |'''Relative Clause (DC)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
|'''that''' | |'''that''' | ||
|''' | |'''used''' | ||
|''' | |'''more samples''' | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| | |''subject(relative pronoun)'' | ||
| | |''verb'' | ||
| | |''object phrase'' | ||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
* Note: on this sentence, the SAT might try to confuse the student with a mismatch of the singular subject "study" and singular verb "shows" | |||
** by selecting the plural object of the relative clause "samples" and incorrectly matching it to the plural verb "show" | |||
** the test might also try to confuse students over the tense of the past-tense "used" and present-tense "shows" | |||
== Phrases quick start guide == | == Phrases quick start guide == | ||
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** especially to add information to either a subject or predicate | ** especially to add information to either a subject or predicate | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! colspan="2" |SUBJECT | ! colspan="2" |SUBJECT | ||
! colspan="3" |PREDICATE | ! colspan="3" |PREDICATE | ||
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!singular | !singular | ||
!plural | !plural | ||
|- | |- | ||
|First person | |First person | ||
|I go | |I go | ||
|We go | |We go | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Second person | |Second person | ||
|You go | |You go | ||
|You (all) go | |You (all) go | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Third person | |Third person | ||
|He / She / It goes | |He / She / It goes | ||
|They go | |They go | ||
|} | |} | ||