SAT Writing Strategies Flashcards
(21 cards)
Shift of pronoun
If you are tense, one should try to relax.
Parallelism
The master carpenter showed us how to countersink the nails, how to vanish the wood, and getting a smooth surface was also demonstrated.
Noun-number agreement
Ann and Sarah want to be a pilot.
Subject-verb agreement
There is eight people on the the shore.
Coordination and subordination
Nancy has a rash, and she is probably allergic to something
Logical comparison
Harry grew more vegetables than his neighbor’s garden.
Modification and word order
Barking loudly, the tree had the dog’s leash wrapped around it.
Ambiguous and vague pronouns
In the newspaper, they say that few people voted.
Diction
He circumvented the globe on his trip.
Wordiness
There are many problems in the contemporary world in which we live.
Missing subject
If your car is parked here while not eating in the restaurant, it will be towed away.
Weak passive verbs
When you bake a cake, the oven should be preheated.
Adjective and adverb confusion
His friends agree that he drives reckless.
Pronoun case
He sat between you and I at the stadium.
Idiom
Natalie had a different opinion towards her.
Comparison of modifiers
Of the sixteen executives, Meg makes more money.
Sentence fragment
Whether or not the answer seems correct.
Lacks any of the following:
- subject
- verb
Comma splice or fused sentence
Shawna enjoys crossword puzzles, she works on one every day.
Needs any of the following:
- semicolon
- colon
- or conjunction
Vocabulary-in-context
Must know definition
Sequence of tenses
After he broke his arm, he is home for two weeks.
Logic-based questions
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