Grammar Rules!
“I saw a movie, it was bad” contains this type of error
COMMA SPLICE / RUN-ON
These are used with FANBOYS to correct a run-on
COMMAS
Repetitive information in a sentence is called this
REDUNDANCY
Explain the meanings of: affect v. effect
AFFECT – VERB, TO INFLUENCE SOMETHING EFFECT – NOUN, A RESULT OF SOMETHING
The first reading passage is always this type
LITERATURE / LITERARY
“She walk” contains this type of error
SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT
These require two complete clauses on either side
SEMI-COLONS
Another name for “word choice” is this
DICTION
Explain the meanings of: elicit v. illicit
ELICIT – TO EVOKE ILLICIT - ILLEGAL
There is always one passage from this time period
1700S OR 1800S
“Spending too much money, Fred’s salary wasn’t enough” contains this type of error
MISPLACED MODIFIER
This requires a complete sentence before it’s use and is sometimes used to introduce a list
COLONS
When something in a passage is implied, you may have to draw this
INFERENCE
Explain the meanings of: prospective v. perspective
PROSPECTIVE – LIKELY TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE PERSPECTIVE - POINT OF VIEW
This is a strategy for answering two-part questions involving textual evidence and words in context
USE CHOICES W/ LINE NUMBERS FROM THE SECOND QUESTION TO ANSWER THE FIRST QUESTION
“She went hiking, to ski, and swimming” has this type of error
PARALLELISM
These two types of punctuation can be mixed or matched, but have different connotations
DASHES OR COMMAS
Words like “however,” “moreover,” “nevertheless” are called these
TRANSITIONS
Explain the meanings of: explicit v. implicit
EXPLICIT – DIRECTLY STATED IMPLICIT – IMPLIED, BUT NOT DIRECTLY STATED
There are always two passages of this type in the reading section
SCIENCE
These are phrases that can be removed from a sentence and it will still make sense
NON-ESSENTIAL CLAUSE
This is used to indicate possession or form contractions
APOSTROPHE
A phrase that can’t stand on its own as a complete sentence
FRAGMENT
Explain the meanings of: cohere v. adhere
COHERE – STICK TOGETHER ADHERE – TO STICK TO SOMETHING
Another name for the two-part questions is this
EVIDENCE-BASED