A Review - THE HEART OF THE TEST: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS - SAT WRITING WORKBOOK

SAT WRITING WORKBOOK

PART V

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THE HEART OF THE TEST: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

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A Review

While looking for errors in sentence-improvement questions, use this checklist as a guide.

images Verbs. Check the tense, agreement with the subject, and parallelism.

images Nouns. Check the number, agreement with the verb, parallelism, and word choice.

images Pronouns. Check the case, number, agreement with antecedent, reference to a noun or another pronoun, agreement with verb, and parallel structure.

images Adjectives. Check the modification and comparative degree.

images Adverbs. Check modification of verbs.

images Phrases. Check parallel structure and sentence structure.

images Clauses. Check completeness, coordination, and subordination.

images Participles. Check modification.

images Punctuation. Check use of commas and semicolons. Also sentence structure, including run-ons, fragments, and comma splices.