Grammar #1
Tasha and Lia ______ for CHS's Homecoming Queen.
(A) was both nominated
(B) was both being nominated
(C) were both nominated
(D) were both nominating
(C) were both nominated
What is Strategy Two?
Go to the answer choices and identify the "type" of grammatical error
How many questions are in each module?
27 questions
How many grammatical errors are there?
7
Michelle and ___ will visit Peru this summer
(A) me
(B) they
(C) we
(D) I
(D) I
A mangrove forests tangled roots provide good hiding places for aquatic organisms.
(A) no change
(B) forest's tangled roots
(C) forests' tangled roots
(D) forest's tangled root's
(B) forest's tangled roots
What is Strategy Three?
Use grammatical 'clues' within the sentence/s and apply POE (process of elimination) to eliminate wrong options
How many modules are in the English section on the SAT?
2 modules
Define parallelism
Using similar words or phrases that emphasize similar ideas in a sentence.
Keisha's favorite dessert is strawberry ______ favorite is chocolate molten lava cake.
(A) shortcake- her second
(B) shortcake: her second
(C) shortcake and, her second
(D) shortcake; her second
(D) shortcake; her second
Historians suggest that biological warfare is first being used in 1347, when the Mongols intentionally spread the Black Plague to exterminate their enemies.
(A) no change
(B) was first used in
(C) was first using
(D) was first being used in
(B) was first used in
What is Strategy Four?
Select answer choice. Reread the sentence with the answer choice-plug in (for grammatical fluency)
How many questions will be reading/grammar on each module?
6-8 questions
Define S/V agreement
A subject is noun (person place, thing, idea)
A verb is an action in doing
I am going to the gym to do the following _____ use the elliptical, and run on the treadmill.
(A) workout, lift weights,
(B) workout; lift weights
(C) workout: lift weights,
(D) workout: lift weight
(C) workout: lift weights,
Born in 2015, the Staten Island Zoo welcomed Earl, a baby lamb with panda-like markings.
(A) no change
(B) Earl, a baby lamb with panda-like markings, was a welcome addition to the Staten Island Zoo.
(C) tourists flocked to the Staten Island Zoo to meet Earl, a baby lamb with panda-like markings.
(D) a warm welcome from tourists was extended to Earl, a baby lamb with panda-like markings at the Staten Island Zoo.
(B) Earl, a baby lamb with panda-like markings, was a welcome addition to the Staten Island Zoo.
What is strategy number one?
Carefully read the sentence
Based on how you perform in module one, what does module two look like?
The questions get either easier or harder depending on how many you get correct in module one.
Define pronoun
a word or phrase that may be substituted for a noun or noun phrase- (people nouns)
While it panted and strained at its leash, the dog's owner attempted to restrain the puppy when it saw a squirrel at the dog park.
A. [NO CHANGE]
B. The dog's owner attempted to restrain the puppy while it panted and strained at its leash
C. While it panted and strained at its leash, the puppy's owner attempted to restrain it
D. The dog's owner, while it panted and strained at its leash, attempted to restrain the
B. The dog's owner attempted to restrain the puppy while it panted and strained at its leash
The "desert rally," an endurance race by dune buggies across hostile terrain, that only the fiercest competitors qualify for _______
A. [NO CHANGE]
B. which only the fiercest competitors can qualify for.
C. and only the fiercest competitors qualify for it.
D. is a contest that only the fiercest competitors qualify for
D. is a contest that only the fiercest competitors qualify for
What are some tricks to use to find an answer?
Hightlight or annotate
What are the question types of grammar on the SAT known as?
Standard English convention questions
What are the three rules for S/V agreement?
The 'S' Rule, Singular or Plural, Tense
During his college interview, Jose was confused by several questions, including one about his favorite types of animals, and another that asked, "if you were a flavor of ice cream, what flavor would you be?"
A. [NO CHANGE]
B. confused at
C. confused with
D. confused for
A. [NO CHANGE]