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*** ''Jamal plays chess''. (adds object) | *** ''Jamal plays chess''. (adds object) | ||
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess''. (adds prepositional phrase for when) | *** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess''. (adds prepositional phrase for when) | ||
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library''. (adds prepositional | *** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library with his friends''. (adds prepositional phrases for where and with whom) | ||
*** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library, since he can't make it there on Thursdays''. (adds [[subordinating conjunction]] since which | *** ''On Tuesdays, Jamal plays chess at the library, with his friends, since he can't make it there on Thursdays''. (adds [[subordinating conjunction]] since which creates the subordinate (or dependent) clause to express why) | ||
* finding the core SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT helps to identify other sentences parts and to avoid confusing or mismatching subject-verb agreement and other mistakes | * finding the core SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT helps to identify other sentences parts and to avoid confusing or mismatching subject-verb agreement and other mistakes | ||
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* 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 | * prepositions | ||
* for SAT Writing identify prepositions in order to distinguish | * for SAT Writing identify prepositions in order | ||
** SAT test frequently tests for subject-verb case agreement and includes a prepositional phrase that matches to a wrong answer | ** to distinguish the subject of a sentence from other words that might be confused with the subject in wrong possible answers | ||
** to get rid of unimportant information in order to better read the sentence and answer the question | |||
click EXPAND for an example of ignoring prepositional phrases from [https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/sat-practice-test-9.pdf Practice Test 9 Writing question 5]: | |||
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<pre>Seawater seeping into fissures in the ocean floor is heated by underlying magma, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals from the water.</pre> | |||
* we can identify the core of the sentence by ignoring the prepositions: | |||
** ''Seawater <s>seeping into fissures in the ocean floor</s> is heated <s>by underlying magma</s>, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals <s>from the water</s>.'' | |||
** which leaves us with ''Seawater is heated, and the heat drives chemical reactions that remove oxygen, sulfates, [5] [and remove] other chemicals'' | |||
** which allows us to eliminate possible answers more readily: | |||
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x A) [and remove] NO CHANGE << "oxygen, sulfates and other chemicals" are the objects (in a list) of the subject-verb "heat drives" so each object should be listed in the same form (parallel structure) | |||
x B) it also removes << same as A) | |||
x C) also removing << same as A) | |||
y D) and << creates an appropriate list of objects to the subject verb "heat drives" | |||
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* elimination: | |||
A) [and remove] NO CHANGE | |||
B) it also removes | |||
C) also removing | |||
D) and | |||
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* 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: | ** ex. Practice Test 7, question 19: | ||
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</pre> | </pre> | ||
click EXPAND for the answer and explanation for Practice Test 7 Writing question no. 19: | click EXPAND for the answer and explanation for Practice Test 7 Writing question no. 19: | ||
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<pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | <pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | ||
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=== verb phrase === | === verb phrase === | ||
* = an additional verb that helps to modify or clarify another verb | * = an additional verb that helps to modify or clarify another verb | ||