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

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*** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day."
*** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day."
*** "getting up early" is the subject (gerund phrase + adverb "early") of the verb "makes"  
*** "getting up early" is the subject (gerund phrase + adverb "early") of the verb "makes"  
* for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds]]
* for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds (School4Schools wiki]] or [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Grammar#noun_phrase Phrases: noun phrase (School4Schools wiki]]
* SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text
* SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text