Private Tutor Sat Writing 2013-2014 Prep Course

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  • Introduction .........................................................................................................

  • Chapter 1: The Technique ................................................................................

  • Sentence Corrections Technique ..........................................................................

  • No Error .....................................................................................................

  • Known Error ..............................................................................................

  • Unknown Error ..........................................................................................

  • Error ID Technique ..................................................................................

  • Known Error ..................................................................................

  • Unknown Error or No Error ..........................................................

  • Chapter 2: Parts of Speech ............................................................................

  • Nouns ....................................................................................................... The Basics

  • Pronouns ..................................................................................................

  • Verbs ........................................................................................................

  • Adjectives ................................................................................................

  • Adverbs ....................................................................................................

  • Conjunctions ............................................................................................

  • Prepositions ..............................................................................................

  • Chapter 3: Verb Errors ...................................................................................

  • Rule #1: Subject Verb Agreement ...........................................................

  • SVA Trick #1 – Pronouns that are always singular ........................

  • SVA Trick #2 – Pronouns that can be singular or plural ................

  • SVA Trick #3 – Tricky pronouns that can be singular or plural .....

  • SVA Trick #4 – Compound Subjects ..............................................

  • SVA Trick #5 – Collective Nouns ..................................................

  • Rule #2: Verb Tense .................................................................................

  • Present Tense .................................................................................

  • Simple Present .....................................................................

  • Present Progressive ..............................................................

  • Past Tense ....................................................................................... vi

  • Simple Past ..........................................................................

  • Past Progressive ..............................................................................

  • Future Tense ...................................................................................

  • Simple Future .......................................................................

  • Future Progressive ................................................................

  • Present Perfect ...............................................................................

  • Past Perfect ....................................................................................

  • Future Perfect ................................................................................

  • Verb Tense Tip ................................................................................

  • Subjunctive ....................................................................................

  • Rule #3: Parallelism ................................................................................

  • VERB DRILL ..........................................................................................

  • Answers and Explanations .............................................................

  • Chapter 4: Pronoun Errors ............................................................................

  • Rule #4: Pronoun Ambiguity ..................................................................

  • Rule #5: Pronoun Agreement ..................................................................

  • Rule #6: Pronoun Case ...........................................................................

  • PRONOUN DRILL ..................................................................................

  • Answers and Explanations .............................................................

  • Chapter 5: Grammar Rule Mishmash ..........................................................

  • Rule #7: Idioms .....................................................................................

  • Rule #8: Unclear Comparisons .............................................................

  • Rule #9: Counting Errors ......................................................................

  • Rule #10: Noun Agreement ....................................................................

  • Rule #11: Adjective/Adverb ...................................................................

  • Rule #12: Double Negatives ...................................................................

  • Rule #13: Conjunctions ..........................................................................

  • Rule #14: Misplaced Modifier ................................................................

  • Rule #15: Run-On Sentences ..................................................................

  • Rule #16: Sentence Fragments ...............................................................

  • Rule #17: Passive versus Active .............................................................

  • Rule #18: Redundancy ............................................................................

  • Rule #19: Diction ....................................................................................

  • SENTENCE CORRECTION MISHMASH DRILL ...............................

  • Answers and Explanations .............................................................

  • ERROR ID MISHMASH DRILL ............................................................

  • Answers and Explanations .............................................................

  • Chapter 6: Improving Paragraphs ............................................................. vii

  • Conjunctions ..........................................................................................

  • Pronouns ................................................................................................

  • “ing” words ............................................................................................

  • Sample Improving Paragraphs section ..................................................

  • Sample questions, answers and explanations ........................................

  • IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS DRILL .................................................

  • Answers and Explanations ...........................................................

  • Chapter 7: The Essay ....................................................................................

  • The Box ..................................................................................................

  • The Prompt ............................................................................................

  • The Assignment .....................................................................................

  • The Directions ........................................................................................

  • The Pacing ..............................................................................................

  • The Scoring ............................................................................................

  • Sample Scoring Criteria Level ...............................................................

  • The Look ................................................................................................

  • Essay Structure ......................................................................................

  • Introductory Paragraph ................................................................

  • Hook ..................................................................................

  • Thesis ................................................................................

  • Explanation of Thesis ........................................................

  • List of Examples ................................................................

  • Body Paragraphs ..........................................................................

  • Transitions .........................................................................

  • Detailing your Example ....................................................

  • Thesis Connection .............................................................

  • Conclusion....................................................................................

  • Essay Formula ........................................................................................

  • To Agree or Not To Agree ......................................................................

  • Common Grammatical Errors ................................................................

  • Essay #1 .................................................................................................

  • Analysis .......................................................................................

  • Essay #2 .................................................................................................

  • Analysis .......................................................................................

  • ESSAY PRACTICE ...............................................................................

  • Chapter 8: Conclusion ..................................................................................

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