Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

52 Rule #6: Pronoun Case ........................................................................... How to Find: Underlined pro ...

53 Now let’s read the sentence without the “Sue and.” Are you going to the mall with Sue and I? That doesn’t sound right. It sho ...

54 Try one on your own. Circle your pick. My mom is worried about me/my driving without supervision. If you picked “my” you are ...

55 1. 2. 3. PRONOUN DRILL .................................................................................. American Girl dolls ...

56 8. 9. 10. Our new business partners are the most A hardworking people we have ever known, and our B chief priorities, increas ...

57 Answer Key: (E) (E) (A) (D) (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (D) 10. (D) Answers and Explanations .............................. ...

58 Visually catch the comma followed by the pronoun “this.” (..., this...) We have a Run-on: The roller coaster had a huge drop ...

59 (C) “worked” is a past tense verb. Is the sentence in the past? Yes! While Harriet Tubman is still well known (present), she ...

60 The “it” should stand out as a red flag. Doesn’t mean the “it” is always wrong, but it does mean it is under suspicion. We ha ...

61 As the author read her poetry to us, she included A introductions of the poems with stories about her B own first experiences ...

62 The Pronoun Agreement error might be difficult to catch on the first read-through. (A) “in order for” is fine. Make your own ...

63 (D) “them” is a pronoun so first check ambiguity. “Them” refers to business partners so no ambiguity there. “Partners” is plu ...

64 10.The cost of securely disposing of the unused A medications is roughly two times what the B C pharmacist paid to purchase i ...

65 With verbs and pronouns out of the way, we can move on to the rest of the parts of speech. Rule #7: Idioms .................. ...

66 aboard about above across after against along amid among around as at before behind below beneath beside besides between beyo ...

67 Here are some common prepositional partners ETS tests: preoccupation with angered by or angry at concerned about or concerned ...

68 Following, are some common prepositional pairs. either...or (I like either yellow or blue.) neither...nor (I want neither ham ...

69 Let’s try another: His skin is paler than a ghost. Step 1: Spot the “er” word (paler) followed by “than.” Step 2: Ask: What i ...

70 Here are some tricky er/est words ETS will use: er est more most between among better best less least worse worst You cannot ...

71 Rule #10: Noun Agreement .................................................................... How to Find: Look for underline ...