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

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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
* for SAT Writing identify prepositions in order to distinguish teh subject of a sentence
** SAT test frequently tests for subject-verb case agreement and includes a prepositional phrase that matches to a wrong answer
** ex. Practice Test 7, question 19:
<pre>
The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops.
</pre>
* possible answers are testing if the student can identify the subject of the sentence
* grammar rules here are
** prepositional phrases
** gerunds
<pre>
A) [includes] NO CHANGE
B) include
C) including
D) has included
</pre>
click EXPAND for the answer and explanation for Practice Test 7 Writing question no. 19:
<pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops.


=== verb phrase ===
=== verb phrase ===