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* SAT Writing Section Test Directions | * SAT Writing Section Test Directions | ||
** the test instructs students to answer questions based upon: | ** the test instructs students to answer questions based upon: | ||
*** ''"expression of ideas"'' and ''"correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation"'' | ***''"expression of ideas"'' and ''"correct errors in sentence structure, usage, or punctuation"'' | ||
**** clear, concise and precise language | **** clear, concise and precise language | ||
**** direct voice | **** direct voice | ||
**** word & [[syntax]] choices that focus on the main point and most effectively convey that idea | **** word & [[syntax]] choices that focus on the main point and most effectively convey that idea | ||
***** i.e., not wordy, not redundant, not passive voice, no unclear pronoun references | ***** i.e., not wordy, not redundant, not passive voice, no unclear pronoun references | ||
****** unclear pronoun reference = a pronoun, such as "they" that doesn't have a clear match, or reference, to a previously stated noun or idea | |||
*** ''interpret graphs and apply to text corrections'' | *** ''interpret graphs and apply to text corrections'' | ||
**** graphs in the Writing section are often purely textual (i.e, the information is in the graph and does not require inference) | **** graphs in the Writing section are often purely textual (i.e, the information is in the graph and does not require inference) | ||
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* identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | * identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | ||
* the Parts of Speech are generally considered: | * the Parts of Speech are generally considered: | ||
** 1. adjective 2. adverb; 3. article; 4. conjunction; 5. | ** 1. adjective 2. adverb; 3. article; 4. conjunction; 5. determiner; 6. interjection; 7 noun; 8 preposition; 9. pronoun; 10. verb | ||
** see this article for more details on [[Parts of speech]] | ** see this article for more details on [[Parts of speech]] (which includes "particle" as an additional part of speech, thus there are 11 parts of speech) | ||
* below sections will expand on word parts of speech and their associated rules and applications to the SAT Writing test | * below sections will expand on word parts of speech and their associated rules and applications to the SAT Writing test | ||
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* "noun" = "word" | * "noun" = "word" | ||
** therefore, pronoun = "for the word" | ** therefore, pronoun = "for the word" | ||
=== pronoun references === | |||
* pronouns are a reference to a previously (or sometimes later) stated noun or idea | * pronouns are a reference to a previously (or sometimes later) stated noun or idea | ||
* in the Writing section, pronouns mark important distinctions for | ** pronoun antecedent (noun comes before the pronoun) to a previously stated noun: | ||
*** "The sky is entirely blue. It's a pretty color." | |||
** pronoun antecedent to a previously stated idea: | |||
***. "The sky is entirely blue. It makes me happy." | |||
** pronoun precedent (pronoun comes before the noun) to a subsequently stated noun (uncommon): | |||
*** "It went well, but the test was still hard." | |||
=== pronoun functions in Writing section questions === | |||
* in the Writing section, pronouns mark important distinctions for: | |||
** subject-verb matching | ** subject-verb matching | ||
** object matching/ identification | ** object matching/ identification | ||
** dependent clauses | ** dependent clauses | ||
*** especially subordinate clauses ("..., which are ....") and relative clauses ("... that are...") | |||
=== pronouns with multiple parts of speech (not always a pronoun) === | |||
* pronouns can also be determiners, subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns that act distinctly | |||
** "that" can be: | |||
*** "That is the question!" << "that" = pronoun/ subject of the sentence | |||
*** "That point is irrelevant" << "that"= adjective / determiner (specifies "point") | |||
*** "The point that is irrelevant is not the question" << "that" = relative pronoun/subject of the relative clause ("that is irrelevant") | |||
** "any" can be: | |||
*** "Any difficulty is to be ignored." << "any" = determiner / adjective | |||
**** note that the subject is "difficulty" and not "any" | |||
*** "Any of you guys want candy?" << "any" = pronoun / subject | |||
**** "of you guys" = prepositional phrase, which is never the subject of a sentence | |||
**** "any" can act as a singular or plural prounoun | |||
***** "Any is better than none" | |||
***** "Any of them are crazy" | |||
click EXPAND for example of "any" as a determiner and not subject pronoun on CB practice test 9, question 35: | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
<pre> Any New | |||
York City construction project using municipal funds | |||
[35] ____ required to consider whether historical artifacts | |||
will be affected during construction... </pre> | |||
A) are | |||
B) have been | |||
C) is | |||
D) were | |||
* the subject of the clause is "project" and not "any" | |||
** therefore, the subject-verb agreement is "project is" (third person singular conjugation "is") | |||
** A) ''are'' is designed to fool the student into match "any" with the third person plural conjugation "are" | |||
* in this sentence, "any" is a determiner/adjective that modifies "project" | |||
** thus, "any", "New York City," and "construction" are all adjective modifiers | |||
*** any = determiner(adjective) that describes "project" | |||
*** New York City = attributive noun that describes "project" | |||
*** construction = attributive that describes "project" | |||
</div> | |||
== Punctuation == | == Punctuation == | ||
* the purpose of punctuation is to mimic on paper verbal, or spoken, language | * the purpose of punctuation is to mimic on paper verbal, or spoken, language | ||