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you get two writing multiple choice sections on the sat. one of those two is a short section\u2014only ten minutes and 14 questions\u2014and is made up entirely of improving sentence questions. the other one is longer and has all three types of writing multiple choice questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

that 25 minute section is the bulk of where your grammar skills are tested during the sat. (yes, grammar counts on the essay, but it\u2019s mixed in with your vocabulary (link to \u201chow difficult is sat vocabulary?), clarity<\/a>, structure<\/a>, and more.) and of the three question types, identifying sentence error questions are the most grammar-focused, in a way. after all, improving sentence questions sometimes test style problems, and improving paragraphs questions<\/a> include an aspect of reading comp.<\/p>\n

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what identifying sentence error questions look like<\/b><\/p>\n

here\u2019s an example of one of these questions as the sat would present it.<\/p>\n

\"swiseq_img1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

there\u2019s no other context; there\u2019s no question mark and no explanation around the sentence itself. instead, all of the direction are at the beginning of the section. it\u2019s best if you don\u2019t have to read that on the day of your sat. why not save time? when you see this, your job is simple: locate the problem and bubble in a letter according to where it is.<\/p>\n

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how to answer identifying sentence error questions<\/h2>\n

first off, realize that you have to<\/i> go through these quickly. <\/i>there\u2019ll be 18 of them smack in the middle of that long writing section, and if you take too long on each one you won\u2019t have enough time to deal with the improving paragraph questions which come after and are much more time consuming.<\/p>\n

1) read quickly and naturally. don\u2019t even worry about what could be wrong\u2014just read it as you would any other sentence. in a lot of cases, you\u2019ll see a clear and simple error in this first read. if that\u2019s the case, great. you\u2019re done. move on and save time.<\/i><\/p>\n

2) if you haven\u2019t noticed a problem after that first, natural read through, then you can go back and look piece by piece. try to find errors by what part of speech is underlined. is the verb the right tense<\/a>? should that adjective be an adverb?<\/a> does the pronoun<\/a> have a clear antecedent?<\/p>\n

3) if you\u2019re stuck on an ise question, bubble in \u201cno error\u201d and move on. if you\u2019re not sure whether or not you\u2019re looking at an error, don\u2019t waste time worrying about it. remember, you have to go through these quickly. two reads through should be enough.<\/p>\n

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the answer to the example<\/h2>\n

if you\u2019re not sure what the answer to the example i gave is, follow that link above to the post on dealing with pronouns.<\/p>\n

then, think twice about the antecedent of \u201cshe.\u201d who<\/i> had always dreamed of visiting the philippines? hard to say, isn\u2019t it? the answer is c<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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