Transition
SAT, GO!
Know the Rules. Period.
Correct or Incorrect
Words & Prepositions
100
Though I have friends who devote several hours every week to online games, I don't play as much as that. ____________, I am well antiquated with blockbuster game, such as League of Legends. a. but b. nonetheless c. moreover d. therefore
What is B, nonetheless?
100
Don't get me wrong, debating the rights and wrongs of difficult historical problems is exciting, but passively listening to explanations of the problems ________ tedious at best. a. being often b. is often c. are often d. has been often
What is "is often"?
100
I can join two independent clauses, I can help define a term, and I am commonly associated with lists.
What is a colon?
100
Built for work and especially sturdy for their size,breaking down fibrous wood into nutrients for soil, termites are important decomposers.
What is INCORRECT? Misplaced Modifier
100
They are notable too for their symbiotic relationship __________ certain types of bacteria and protozoa. a. alongside b. along with c. with d. between
What is "with"?
200
But we have no basis for generating a timeline because of the weak link between reality portrayed in the film and the reality we experience. ______________, our only understanding of how to hunt a walrus come from Nanook, leaving the film as the authority on the matter.
What is So Therefore Thus consequently
200
I am quite formal and often used to discuss one vent before another event in the past.
What is past perfect?
200
Two independent clauses joined by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
200
Fortunately, I could write the letter and post it in the mailbox somewhat at leisure, since the post office could be depended on to deliver it around a day.
What is INCORRECT? "around" should be "within"
200
Whitney's legacy would have _________ and lasting repercussions. a. far b. far-reaching c. farthest-reaching d. widely
What is "far-reaching"?
300
I read at least four new novels and wrote well over 10,000 words. My editors were delighted, ____________ 250,000 words later they has all the content they needed, and my contract was terminated.
What is but yet
300
Just outside of Arcata, California, a college town of around 17,000 residents ____________ a beautiful wetlands terrain of 300 acres. a. lie b. lies c. lays d. lay
What is lies?
300
I have no punctuation, but I could use some.
What is a run-on sentence?
300
This invention was an addition to the new attitude that machines could complete the same tasks as humans, and more efficient at that.
What is INCORRECT? "More efficiently"
300
One was allowed to root ______ the box and take whatever pleased you, as long as you left something in exchange. a. though b. and over c. in d. into
What is "in"?
400
Unlike those majestic phenomena, the Arcata Marsh is not a naturally occurring. ___________, before the 1970s it wasn't there at all.
What is "in fact"?
400
If + ______________ + would have + past perticiple
What is past perfect?
400
Three different ways to join two independent clauses.
What are semicolons, period, and comma + a coordinating conjunction?
400
Miller was the foreman of the plantation, a man with an acute mind for making money.
What is Correct?
500
Developing a steady income stream through writing alone requires amazing luck or extraordinary talent: because an agent is difficult to get, a publisher many time more difficult.
What is INCORRECT? Delete "because"
500
He explained that people _________ (hide) things when they went hiking, putting things in boxes in the woods for other people to find.
What is "hid"?
500
Im used for emphasis and my rules are fairly loose.
What is a dash?
500
There wont be anything illegal, or at least not anything that'll get you in seriously canned: there is already enough trouble from the park rangers, which object to such digging around.
What is INCORRECT? Incorrect relative pronoun. "Who" should be used with people.
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