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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 === |