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** SV = "subject + verb"
** SV = "subject + verb"
** SVO = "subject + verb + object"
** SVO = "subject + verb + object"
** DO = "direct object"
** IO = "indirect object"
** CB = College Board
** CB = College Board
*** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests College Board Official Practice Test Suite]]
*** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests College Board Official Practice Test Suite]]
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=== multiple subjects, verbs & objects ===
=== multiple subjects, verbs & objects ===
* sentences may have multiple subjects, verbs and objects
* sentences may have multiple subjects, verbs and objects
* ex. "The man, his son and his daughter looked around, compared, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats."
* ex. "The man, his son and his daughter looked around, compared, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats."
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{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}}
{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}}


=== noun as modifier (appositive) ===
=== Consecutive noun as modifier (appositive) ===
{{Noun as modifier}}
{{Noun as modifier}}
== preposition ==
== preposition ==