4,620
edits
SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches: Difference between revisions
SAT Writing section techniques, strategies & approaches (view source)
Revision as of 04:34, 17 April 2021
, 17 April 2021→Usage: adding command of evidence
(→Sentence placement: adding sentence placement) |
(→Usage: adding command of evidence) |
||
| Line 371: | Line 371: | ||
* avoid repetition and unnecessary pronouns | * avoid repetition and unnecessary pronouns | ||
* avoid [[#Emphasis shift]] errors | * avoid [[#Emphasis shift]] errors | ||
=== "Command of Evidence” questions: adding or deleting text === | |||
* asks to improve a passage by adding or deleting text or a sentence | |||
* correct answer will improve and clarify passage or paragraph focus and purpose | |||
* the point of these questions is to identify textual focus | |||
* incorrect answers will dilute or distract from passage or paragraph focus and purpose | |||
* use titles for context and consistency with main point | |||
* be careful to read "delete" or "add" | |||
** SAT purposefully mixes up the wording to be confusing | |||
* try to eliminate first by stated reason for adding or deleting | |||
** then decide between "yes" or "no" | |||
=== Modifiers usage === | === Modifiers usage === | ||