5,094
edits
SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions
SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide (view source)
Revision as of 01:26, 12 November 2024
, 12 November 2024→Identify "dependent clauses" and participle phrases
| Line 147: | Line 147: | ||
* look for the word "but", especially | * look for the word "but", especially | ||
=== Identify "dependent clauses" and | === Identify "dependent clauses" and participial phrases === | ||
* dependent clauses are modifiers | * dependent clauses are modifiers | ||
| Line 258: | Line 258: | ||
** = the '''-ing''' form of a non-finite verb acting as an adjective | ** = the '''-ing''' form of a non-finite verb acting as an adjective | ||
*** note that non-finite verbs acting as nouns, called gerunds, are also in the '''-ing''' form of the verb | *** note that non-finite verbs acting as nouns, called gerunds, are also in the '''-ing''' form of the verb | ||
** present participle adjectives are frequently used to create a " | ** present participle adjectives are frequently used to create a "participial phrase," which adds information to another part of the sentence, usually the independent clause: | ||
*** ''ex. Driving carefully, she made it home safely in the storm'' | *** ''ex. Driving carefully, she made it home safely in the storm'' | ||
**** = "She drove carefully in the storm. She made it home safely." | **** = "She drove carefully in the storm. She made it home safely." | ||
| Line 277: | Line 277: | ||
examples: | examples: | ||
* | * participial phrase: QID 50445680, 898f182c, 6e5bf3a8, 61160f0a, | ||
* infinitive: QID 50445680, 4a90a978, bd11fe93 | * infinitive: QID 50445680, 4a90a978, bd11fe93 | ||
* gerund subject-verb match: QID c91ef0f0 | * gerund subject-verb match: QID c91ef0f0 | ||