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** ex. “Steve badly ripped his shirt” (instead of “Steve ripped his shirt badly”) | ** ex. “Steve badly ripped his shirt” (instead of “Steve ripped his shirt badly”) | ||
== Vocabulary == | |||
=== Homophones === | |||
* homophones = sound alike, different spelling & meaning | |||
** their v. they’re, it’s v. its | |||
** affect v effect | |||
*** affect = a verb meaning "to impact, influence, alter or make a difference" | |||
*** effect = a noun meaning "the result" of something | |||
* note: effect can also be a verb meaning, "to produce a result" BUT | |||
** for the SAT use ''affect'' as a verb, and ''effect''' as a noun | |||
* homonyms = same spelling, different meaning | |||
** ex." dogs bark, trees have bark | |||
** not generally included on the SAT | |||
=== Synonyms === | |||
* use for elimination | |||
* if two possible answers do or mean the same thing (i.e., are synonymous)... | |||
** since they can't both be right, they are both wrong | |||
=== Idiomatic words === | === Idiomatic words === | ||