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What is wrong with the sentence?
Grammar Rules
SAT: Must Knows
100
Command of evidence, words in context, analysis of history, social studies and science.
What is what the reading test measures?
100
Command of evidence, words in context, analysis in history and science, expression of ideas, standard conventions of English.
What is what the writing test measures?
100
Joe ate dinner at home, after Joe went to the movies with Veronica.
What is a comma splice?
100
When using a pronoun, the pronoun must agree with the subject it is replacing.
What is Pronoun Agreement?
100
This is the amount of points deducted when you answer a question wrong on the SATs.
What is 0 points?
200
Use context clues in a passage to figure out which meaning of a word or phrase is being used. Decide how an author’s word choice shapes meaning, style, and tone.
What is the words in context questions?
200
Questions that test _______________ ask you to improve the way passages develop information and ideas. For instance, you might choose an answer that sharpens an argumentative claim or adds a relevant supporting detail.
What is command of evidence?
200
The members of the choir is very happy with the performance.
What is subject-verb agreement?
200
For ____________ you must use equal grammatical units. If the first item is a noun, then the following items must also be nouns; if the first item is a verb, then make the other items verbs as well.
What is parallel structure?
200
The reading test, the writing test, the math test, and the optional essay.
What are the components/parts of the SATs.
300
Examine hypotheses. Interpret data. Consider implications.
What is analysis of history, social studies, and science questions?
300
Some questions ask you to improve ________. You’ll need to choose the best words to use based on the text surrounding them. Your goal will be to make a passage more precise or concise, or to improve syntax, style, or tone.
What is word choice?
300
Tired, went to sleep right after getting home from basketball practice.
What is a dangling modifier?
300
A _______ resembles a sentence, but is missing a main clause.
What is a fragment?
300
Admissions ticket, acceptable photo id, pencils, and a calculator.
What are the materials you should bring to the SATs on test day?
400
Find evidence in a passage (or pair of passages) that best supports the answer to a previous question or serves as the basis for a reasonable conclusion. Identify how authors use evidence to support their claims. Find a relationship between an informational graphic and the passage it’s paired with.
What are command of evidence questions?
400
This is about the building blocks of writing: sentence structure, usage, and punctuation. You’ll be asked to change words, clauses, sentences, and punctuation. Some topics covered include verb tense, parallel construction, subject-verb agreement, and comma use.
What is standard English conventions?
400
Churning in the Atlantic Ocean, we anxiously watched the weather report for information about the hurricane.
What is a misplaced modifier?
400
Problem sentences that contain two or more main clauses incorrectly joined together.
What is a comma splice?
400
At the end of your junior year (June) and at the beginning of your senior year (October/November).
What are the recommended times when you should take the SATs?
500
-One passage from a classic or contemporary work of U.S. or world literature. -One passage or a pair of passages from either a U.S. founding document or a text in the great global conversation they inspired. -A selection about economics, psychology, sociology, or some other social science. -Two science passages
What are types of passages in the reading test section.
500
Some questions ask about a passage’s organization and its impact. For instance, you will be asked which words or structural changes improve how well it makes its point and how well its sentences and paragraphs work together.
What is expression of ideas?
500
If you want one last greasy burrito, you better visit Tito's Taco Palace today. They say that the restaurant closes for good tomorrow.
What is pronoun reference error?
500
F = for; A = and; N = nor; B = but; O = or; Y = yet; S = so
What are coordinating conjunctions?
500

March 6th

What is the day every junior in RRISD will be taking the SATs at school?