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* the SAT Writing test frequently measures "parallelism," | * the SAT Writing test frequently measures "parallelism," | ||
** or maintaining "parallel" verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and comparatives | ** or maintaining "parallel" verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and comparatives | ||
* parallel verb tense | * '''parallel verb tense''' | ||
** if one verb is in the past, then (usually) the other verbs in the sentence must also maintain "parallel" tense, i.e. also be in the past tense | ** if one verb is in the past, then (usually) the other verbs in the sentence must also maintain "parallel" tense, i.e. also be in the past tense | ||
** ex. | ** ex. | ||
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C) has been | C) has been | ||
D) DELETE the underlined portion</pre> | D) DELETE the underlined portion</pre> | ||
* the correct answer B) was matches or is "parallel" to the verb "were" from "Children were entertained" | * '''the correct answer B) was matches or is "parallel" to the verb "were" from "Children were entertained"''' | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
* '''subject-verb agreement''' | |||
* subjects and verbs match singular vs. plural forms | |||
** = a form of "parallel" structure (i.e, matching singular or plural subjects and verbs) | |||
* the SAT Writing measures student ability to recognize the conjugations of verbs and match them to the correct subject | |||
** note that this | |||
** ex.: | |||
*** "People who live on an island know how to swim" v. | |||
*** "My friend who lives on an island knows how to swim" | |||
**** "people" = plural, thus "people live" and "people know" | |||
**** "friend" = singular, thus "friend lives" and "friend knows" | |||
click EXPAND for conjugation of "to live" and "to know" | |||
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| I||live||know|| | |||
|- | |||
| You ||live||know|| | |||
|- | |||
| He/She/It ||lives||knows||& singular nouns | |||
|- | |||
| We||live||know|| | |||
|- | |||
| They ||live||know||& plural nouns | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
</div> | |||
=== Practice === | === Practice === | ||
[[File:SAT-what-effective-practice-looks-like.JPG|thumb|right|400px||What effective SAT prep practice looks like]] | [[File:SAT-what-effective-practice-looks-like.JPG|thumb|right|400px||What effective SAT prep practice looks like]] | ||