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 * identifying parts of speech will yield higher scores
 * see this article for [[Parts of speech]]
+* below sections will expand on word parts of speech and their associated rules and applications to the SAT Writing test
+== Adverb ==
+* adverbs usually end with -ly and act to qualify or further describe a verb (“She ran quickly”)
+* other adverbs include, very, much, more, many
 == Nouns ==
 * nouns = people, places things, act as subjects or objects
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 ** "An expert gamer, my other brother John loves Minecraft"
 * SAT Writing will frequently exclude the commas
+=== Verb ===
+* verbs are the center of a sentence
+* verbs also act as descriptors to add information to a sentence
+** ex.: "On my way to to the store, I saw my friend" v. "Going to the store, I saw my friend"
+*** both express the same idea using different grammatical forms
+* multiple verbs:
+** one or more verbs an act upon one subject
+** if so, they must maintain “parallel” tense (past, present or future)
+** ex.:
+*** “He went to the store, bought food, and returned home.”
+* for SAT Writing,
+* maintain subject-verb agreement (i.e. singular subject = singular verb form)
+** identify the correct noun as subject, as test will try to confuse subject nouns from relative nouns
+** transitive v. intransitive verbs:
+** transitive verbs require an object:
+*** ex. “She offers” must be followed by an object (“she offers help”
+** transitive verbs often include an indirect object:
+*** ex. “She offers help” may include an indirect object (“she offers them help
+** intransitive verbs require a preposition or adverb:
+*** ex. w/ preposition: “She arrived” requires a preposition: “She arrived at the house” (note how “She arrived house” is incorrect, thus requiring a preposition)
+*** ex. w/ adverb: “She arrived at the house late” (late = adverb bc it modifies the verb “arrive” – how did she arrive? she arrived late.)
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 * 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
-== Parts of speech ==
-* See [[Parts of speech]] for full treatment
-=== adverbs ===
-* adverbs usually end with -ly and act to qualify or further describe a verb (“She ran quickly”)
-* other adverbs include, very, much, more, many
-+== Verbs ==+
-* verbs are the center of a sentence
-* verbs also act as descriptors to add information to a sentence
-** ex.: "On my way to to the store, I saw my friend" v. "Going to the store, I saw my friend"
-*** both express the same idea using different grammatical forms
-* multiple verbs:
-** one or more verbs an act upon one subject
-** if so, they must maintain “parallel” tense (past, present or future)
-** ex.:
-*** “He went to the store, bought food, and returned home.”
-* for SAT Writing,
-* maintain subject-verb agreement (i.e. singular subject = singular verb form)
-** identify the correct noun as subject, as test will try to confuse subject nouns from relative nouns
-** transitive v. intransitive verbs:
-** transitive verbs require an object:
-*** ex. “She offers” must be followed by an object (“she offers help”
-** transitive verbs often include an indirect object:
-*** ex. “She offers help” may include an indirect object (“she offers them help
-** intransitive verbs require a preposition or adverb:
-*** ex. w/ preposition: “She arrived” requires a preposition: “She arrived at the house” (note how “She arrived house” is incorrect, thus requiring a preposition)
-*** ex. w/ adverb: “She arrived at the house late” (late = adverb bc it modifies the verb “arrive” – how did she arrive? she arrived late.)
 == Vocabulary ==