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== Parts of | == Parts of speech & rules == | ||
* identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | * identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores | ||
* see this article for [[Parts of speech]] | * see this article for [[Parts of speech]] | ||
== Pronoun == | == Nouns == | ||
* nouns = people, places things, act as subjects or objects | |||
** proper nouns are capitalized | |||
=== appositive: nouns as parenthetical or introductory phrases === | |||
* = nouns that explain another noun (or pronouns) | |||
* = nouns that add or qualify another noun | |||
** the appositive noun can be with a modifier | |||
* appositives used parenthetically: | |||
** "Steve, my little brother, hates Minecraft." | |||
*** "my little brother" = appositive, as it identifies, in a parenthetical form, who Steve is | |||
** note the commas: | |||
*** commas set aside appositives / appositive phrases when the information is parenthetical, i.e. | |||
** the appositive is not necessary for the sentence to make sense | |||
** so it acts as additional information only | |||
** SAT Writing will typically use appositives regarding the profession or title of a person | |||
*** ex. CB practice test 1, question 15: | |||
<pre>But Jason [15] [Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State] believes that another factor added to the early thaw; the “dark snow” problem. | |||
A) Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State [NO CHANGE] | |||
B) Box an associate professor of geology at Ohio State, | |||
C) Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State, | |||
D) Box, an associate professor of geology, at Ohio State | |||
</pre> | |||
* the correct answer C) places the commas around the appositive phrase, "Box, an associate professor of geology at Ohio State," thus correctly adding that non-essential, parenthetical information, separated by commas | |||
** note that "Jason Box" is the subject of the verb "believes" | |||
* appositives without commas = | |||
* commas are not used when the appositive is necessary for the sentence to make sense | |||
** ex.: "My little brother Steve hates Minecraft" | |||
*** the subject is "Steve" | |||
*** "my little brother" is the appositive, i.e., it describes who Steve is, only directly, not parenthetically | |||
* appositives as introductory phrases: | |||
** "A little brat, my brother Steve hates Minecraft" | |||
** "An expert gamer, my other brother John loves Minecraft" | |||
* SAT Writing will frequently exclude the commas | |||
=== Pronoun === | |||
== Punctuation == | == Punctuation == | ||