Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

112 24.George Herbert Mead’s theory that the emergence A of the mind and self is a social process involving B communication rath ...

113 25.A nonprofit organization, Project Angel Food has been serving needy people since 1989, A B annually delivering nearly 700 ...

114 The Improving Paragraphs questions follow the Error Id questions on the 25-minute grammar section of the SAT. They are alway ...

115 Notice the ambiguous pronoun “they.” Read sentence 8 to see who or what the “they” refers to. Extracurricular activities. Wh ...

116 (1) Many parents consider video games 30. violent and a waste of time and energy. (2) A recent version of the acclaimed vide ...

117 In context, which of the following is the best word to use instead of “ones” in sentence 3? (A) games (B) cases (C) characte ...

118 (A) what perspective does the writer expand on in this paragraph: The idea that video games are violent and a bad influence ...

119 (B) “likewise” is a same direction conjunction, but notice the present tense verb “can.” Dig a little deeper in sentence 11 ...

120 IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS DRILL ................................................. (1) My brother has a special talent. (2) The sk ...

121 In sentence 8, the phrase by all accounts is best replaced by (A) moreover (B) however (C) like my mother (D) to my knowledg ...

122 Answers and Explanations ........................................................... Sentence 2 is not a complete sentence a ...

123 (A) as written, this sentence is not parallel and is passive. “Concentrates” is a verb, “lets” is a verb, and “my questions” ...

124 32.In sentence 8, the phrase by all accounts is best replaced by (A) moreover (B) however (C) like my mother (D) to my knowl ...

125 34.In context, which of the following is the best way to phrase the underlined portion of sentence 18 (reproduced below)? Fu ...

126 This is a general question, so be sure to skim the third paragraph before looking at the answer choices. Summarize paragraph ...

127 Think carefully about the issue presented in the following excerpt and the assignment below. Assignment: Should people be mo ...

128 The Prompt: The box within the box always contains the prompt. You are NOT writing on the prompt. You do NOT need to refer t ...

129 The Scoring ............................................................................................ Your essay will be ...

130 Score of 6 Develops a Point of View Effectively and Insight- fully with Outstanding Critical Thinking Use of Examples Cle ...

131 The Look ................................................................................................ The readers aren’t ...