Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

12 The Drills that follow the Grammar Lessons are made up of both Sentence Correction and Error ID problems. A detailed explanat ...

13 THE BASICS Let’s start with the basic parts of speech tested on the SAT: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunc ...

14 PRONOUNS: Pronouns are words that replace nouns. Pronouns: he, her, we, I, they, it, whose, my, you, this, that, those, which ...

15 ADJECTIVES: An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Adjectives: beautiful, sad, interesting, orange... Let’s see some a ...

16 CONJUNCTIONS: Conjunctions are words that connect parts of a sentence. Conjunctions: and, but, or, yet, by, because, so, alth ...

17 This chapter deals with 3 of the biggest grammar rules tested on the SAT: Subject Verb Agreement, Verb Tense, and Parallelism ...

18 If you can get in the habit of crossing out all prep phrases you won’t ever be tricked by SVA again. Why? Because, the subjec ...

19 SVA Trick #2 The following pronouns can be SINGULAR or PLURAL: some all any most none When dealing with the aforementioned pr ...

20 With these guys, it’s not as easy as checking inside the prep phrase to see what they refer to. Let’s see if you can figure o ...

21 What about two subjects linked by “or” or “nor”? Take a look at the following example. Circle your answer. Neither the custom ...

22 Past Participle: The verb conjugated in the “ed” form – studied, danced, worked... When the past participle is used without a ...

23 Present Progressive is formed with a “to be” verb plus a gerund (ing) word. Example: I am running She is running He is runnin ...

24 Past Progressive can also indicate an action that is interrupted by a specific time in the past. (Not an action that started ...

25 Future Progressive: Like the past progressive, the future progressive indicates an action that is interrupted by another acti ...

26 “Has” or “have” used alone is just simple present tense, so if you see it connected to a past participle such as “eaten,” “fi ...

27 Present Perfect Usage #2: Indicates a change that has occurred. I have bought a car. Present Perfect Verb! She has grown int ...

28 Don’t be thrown if you see past perfect conjugated as “had been eating.” It’s still the past perfect and the rules still appl ...

29 Future Perfect Usage: Indicates an action in the future that occurs before a second action or event in the future. She will ...

30 Verb Tense Tip: The best way to deal with verb tense is to set yourself up in time. Ask: am I in the present, past, or future ...

31 Let’s do some more. The teacher suggested that the students study every night throughout the week rather than cramming for th ...