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* '''the shortest answer is usually correct (80/20% rule)''' | * '''the shortest answer is usually correct (80/20% rule)''' | ||
** but make sure it is grammatically correct | ** IF the question is about redundancy, wordiness, or emphasis shift (passive v. direct voice, excessive sentence breaks/parenthetical parts) | ||
** often the shortest answer is the wrong answer in comparison questions | *** then the shortest answer is most likely correct | ||
*** but make sure it is grammatically correct | |||
** often the shortest answer is the wrong answer in '''comparison questions''' | |||
* '''if two possible answers are synonymous, they both are wrong''' | * '''if two possible answers are synonymous, they both are wrong''' | ||
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** thus the grammar of comparisons must also be parallel | ** thus the grammar of comparisons must also be parallel | ||
** the SAT Writing measures student ability to maintain parallel comparisons | ** the SAT Writing measures student ability to maintain parallel comparisons | ||
* as a rule, | |||
** when comparing grammatical subjects (as in the subject of a clause), | |||
*** use "than" | |||
** when comparing objects, especially objects of a preposition, | |||
*** use a relative pronoun such as "than that" or "of that" | |||
* ex.: | * ex.: | ||
** "The students who studied hard performed better on the test than those who didn't study" | ** comparing subjects: | ||
*** maintains the parallel" "students who studied hard" with "those [students] who didn't study" | *** "The first strategy was more effective than the second one" | ||
** comparing objects: * "The strategy of the first one was more effective than that of the second one" | |||
*other example: | |||
**"The students who studied hard performed better on the test than those who didn't study" | |||
***maintains the parallel" "students who studied hard" with "those [students] who didn't study" | |||
* or | * or | ||
** "Looking at the results, it is clear that the students who did study hard performed better on the test than did students who did not study hard." | ** "Looking at the results, it is clear that the students who did study hard performed better on the test than did students who did not study hard." | ||