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'''SAT Writing Section Techniques, Strategies & Approaches''' | '''SAT Writing Section Techniques, Strategies & Approaches''' | ||
* ''article incomplete - under construction'' | |||
* Note on abbreviations | |||
** IC = "independent clause" | |||
** DC = "dependent clause" | |||
** SV = "Subject Verb" | |||
** SVO = "Subject Verb Object" | |||
** CB = College Board | |||
*** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-testsCollege Board Official Practice Test Suite]] | |||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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* always practice on paper using booklet form | * always practice on paper using booklet form | ||
* unlike on the Reading section, for the Writing section, students are advised to review possible answers before reading the text | * unlike on the Reading section, for the Writing section, students are advised to review possible answers before reading the text | ||
* | * speak punctuation to yourself while you read | ||
* click EXPAND for an example | |||
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*** when reading a sentence, such as "John Stevens, a prominent researcher, said, "Look at me!" | |||
*** read it as, "John Stevens, ["comma"] a prominent researcher, ["comma"] said, ["comma"] "["quotation mark"] Look at me!["exclamation point"]"["close quotation mark"] | |||
*** this help you to identify important punctuation in sentences that you may otherwise miss | |||
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=== Formatting === | === Formatting === | ||
* you will note that the Writing test will use page space in order to separate sentences or paragraphs across pages | * you will note that the Writing test will use page space in order to separate sentences or paragraphs across pages | ||
== Elimination strategies == | |||
* where possible, re-write A) NO CHANGE with the actual word | |||
* look at possible wrong answers and identify | |||
** how they are similar | |||
** how they are different | |||
** pair similar possible answers | |||
*** you will notice how possible answers tend to operate in pairs | |||
* go for the low-hanging fruit first: | |||
** = eliminate the easy or obvious wrong answers first | |||
* now read the relevant sentence/s or phrase/s from the passage | |||
** speak the punctuation so that you don't miss anything | |||
* apply your grammar, usage, and logic rules | |||
=== Identify & apply rules === | === Identify & apply rules === | ||
* every question measures some skill, rule or logic | * every question measures some skill, rule or logic | ||
** by identifying the rule, students may eliminate more accurately | ** by identifying the rule, students may eliminate more accurately | ||
* rules for punctuation | * rules for punctuation | ||
* click EXPAND on elimination by punctuation rules | |||
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* get the low-hanging fruit first: | |||
** identify a punctuation rule you know and eliminate the wrong possible answers | |||
* ex., Practice Test 1, Writing Q3 | |||
[3] ''''If it is improperly introduced into the environment, acid-whey <u>runoff can pollute waterways,</u> depleting the oxygen content of streams and rivers as it | |||
decomposes.'''' | |||
<pre>A) NO CHANGE << can pollute waterways, | |||
B) can pollute waterway's, | |||
C) could have polluted waterways, | |||
D) has polluted waterway’s, | |||
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* the easy elimination ("the low hanging fruit") | |||
** A and C do not have the apostrophe indicating the possessive form | |||
** B & D both have the apostrophe indicating the possessive form | |||
* apply the possessive noun rule: | |||
** nouns can only possess other nouns ( | |||
** only an adjective can separate a possessor noun from the possessed noun (no punctuation comes in between) | |||
* therefore B & D must be wrong because the possessive noun "waterway's" is followed by a comma ("waterway's,") and a verb "depleting" | |||
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* rules for usage | * rules for usage | ||
* rules for logic & chronology | * rules for logic & chronology | ||
* | * | ||
== Parts of Speech == | == Parts of Speech == | ||
* identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | * identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | ||