Author: Christian
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How to painlessly improve SAT Writing Multiple Choice Score
I’m a pro SAT tutor and perfect-scorer! Welcome to my blog – be sure to join my SAT email list while you are here for subscriber-only exclusive content to help you prepare! Pssst… wanna know a secret about the SAT Writing section? You may not believe this, but I swear it’s the truth. Why should…
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SAT Writing Practice Questions to Improve Your Score
Hi! This is the blog of a perfect-scoring pro tutor. Be sure to join my email list while you are here so I can send you my best subscriber-only content to help you raise your score! Do you need a source of SAT Writing practice questions, or are you simply looking to improve your SAT…
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SAT Writing Sample Questions To Practice With
Click here to go straight to the SAT bookstore to get your hands on these exclusive score-building Writing practice questions! Are you looking for SAT Writing sample questions, or help in general on the SAT Writing section? Well, you’ve found the right website! I’ve gotten a perfect score on the SAT Writing section (twice!) and…
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Tutor’s Top 5 Best SAT Writing Books
Hi! This is the blog of a perfect-scoring pro SAT tutor. While you’re here, be sure to join my email list so I can send exclusive test prep info and bonuses straight to your inbox – subscribe today! The Top SAT Writing Books Ok, let me start this post off by saying: As a professional…
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SAT Grammar Practice And Most Important SAT Writing Rules
You’re at the website of a perfect-scoring professional SAT tutor! Be sure to join my free email list for exclusive score-boosting content for subscribers only! Did you know that about 70% or more of your SAT Writing score is based on the grammar multiple-choice section? True, the SAT Essay is an important component of your writing score…
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Error ID: Identifying Sentence Errors in the SAT Writing Section
While you’re here today, join my SAT prep email list for pro tips on how to get your best score and other subscriber-only exclusive content! “Error Identification” is the name of a series of questions in the SAT Writing multiple-choice sections. If you’ve taken the test before, you’ll know it as the type of grammar…
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English Grammar Secrets (that also increase SAT scores)
Welcome to the personal site of a professional SAT tutor with a perfect score! In this post you’ll learn where to find helpful English grammar lessons, tips, and rules – join my mailing list for more! So you’re looking for some English grammar tips and tricks? I don’t blame you – the English language is…
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SAT Writing Practice
Join my SAT prep mailing list for FREE subscriber-only exclusive content to help your score! Are you looking for a way to practice your SAT Writing skills to improve your final SAT score and get into a great college? Believe me, you’re not alone. When I first became a professional SAT tutor, I was shocked…
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Review: The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar by Erica Meltzer
For tips on SAT grammar, math, reading and more from a perfect-scoring pro tutor, join my email list! Today I wanted to take some time to promote the work of another SAT prep tutor, blogger, and author who I really respect. Erica Meltzer’s SAT prep websites can be found at Reading and Writing Tips for…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Relative Pronouns
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer! Relative Pronouns: “The movie who I saw recently was awesome!” Does something seem weird about the title of this article? Are “movies” whos? NO WAAAAAAAY! Movies are definitely not people. “Who” is used for people and professions like “fireman” or “farmer.” “That” and…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Adjectives and Adverbs
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer! Adverbs and Adjectives: the little “-ly” that makes all the difference Adjectives are words that are used to describe or add detail about nouns or pronouns: in other words, people, places, or things. They tell us more about what something or someone is…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Passive Voice and Wordiness
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer! Passive Voice and Wordiness: Just let the point be gotten to by you, junior! Let’s knock the really simple part of this lesson out first – on the SAT Writing test, always pick the shortest, simplest, most direct, most clear error-free answer that…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Conjunctions
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer! Conjunctions: Where grammar and common sense collide “Conjunctions,” the name for this important part of speech, comes from the word “conjoined,” which comes from the word “joined.” A “junction” is like a place where two things meet and connect – like two train…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Pronoun Case
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer! Pronoun Case: “Him don’t talk so good…” Pronoun case error is the topic that covers the question: “Is it Bradley and I or Bradley and me?” Each of these options can be correct when used properly; you just need a way to know…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Illogical Comparisons
This article is an excerpt from my SAT prep book SAT Grammar Crammer. Order your own copy to get access to all 12+ lessons, 200+ practice questions and more! Illogical Comparisons: “It’s raining cats and oranges out there!” Alright – if Misplaced Modifiers are my favorite SAT grammar topic, Illogical Comparisons must come in a…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Comma Splices
The following SAT grammar lesson is an excerpt from my book SAT Grammar Crammer. Order your copy today and get a new high score on the SAT test! Comma Splices: They are annoying, they are redundant, they should be destroyed. Comma splices (frequently known as a “run-on sentences”) are part of a grammar rule that…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Sentence Fragments
The following lesson is taken from SAT Grammar Crammer: Top 12 Rules of SAT Writing. Order your copy today for a complete guide to SAT grammar! Sentence Fragments and Incomplete Sentences: “But the SAT!” Ok – this is one of only two or three lessons in my book that actually has to use a few…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Pronoun Number
The following article is an excerpt from my e-book SAT Grammar Crammer: Top 12 SAT Writing Rules. To improve your SAT score, order your copy today! Pronoun Number: “They an’ he” ain’t called “we,” or else a pronoun mistake there’d be On the grammar portion of the SAT Writing section, Pronoun Number is very closely…
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SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Subject-Verb Singular/Plural Agreement
The following article is an excerpt from my complete e-Book, SAT Grammar Crammer: Top 12 Rules of the SAT Writing. Order your copy today for the complete lesson! Subject-Verb Agreement: One Rule to Bind Them All Listen up, because if I was only allowed to teach just one SAT grammar rule to any student, this is the…
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SAT Writing Practice Test and Diagnostic
Want pro tips from a perfect-score SAT tutor? Sign up for my mailing list and I’ll send you exclusive content like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading – for subscribers only! SAT Writing Practice Questions As a professional SAT prep tutor, I frequently found myself running out of practice questions for the writing multiple-choice portion of…
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SAT Writing Tips: Rearranging Word Order Strategy
This post is an excerpt from my SAT prep e-book, The Top 12 SAT Writing Grammar Rules. Get your copy today! Ok, let me start this SAT Writing section tip off with a gripe that I think you’ll sympathize with. The SAT Writing section claims to be all about “clarity” in grammar – in general, they…
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SAT Writing Tips: Eliminating Details Strategy
This post is an excerpt from my awesome book, The Top 12 SAT Writing Grammar Rules. Get your copy today! Let me put this in the bluntest manner possible: I always use this upcoming SAT Writing tip on every grammar question in the SAT Writing multiple-choice section. I also can get a perfect score on the SAT…
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Why is grammar important?
Want to improve your SAT Writing score and grammar skills with expert tips from a perfect-scoring tutor? Sign up for the free SAT e-mail list for exclusive content! As a professional SAT prep tutor, I get asked all the time “Why is grammar important?” “Does grammar even matter when I have spell check?” “Does the SAT…
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What is the Best SAT Essay Length?
Looking for expert tips and score-improving advice on the SAT Essay section? Be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list – I’ll send you exclusive test-prep content you can’t find anywhere else! MIT professor Perelman’s controversial study on SAT Essay length and score: A controversial 2005 study by an MIT professor named Les Perelman found…
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How to begin an SAT essay
While you are here, be sure to subscribe to my SAT mailing list! Subscribers get exclusive test-prep content to help them prepare! Many students get too hung-up on how to begin their SAT essay – what should they write down first? Honestly, the body paragraphs should be the more important concern – this is where…
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SAT Importance: Can this test really affect your future forever?
Hungry for honest advice from a pro SAT tutor and perfect-scorer? Sign up for the SAT mailing list to maintain a connection and get premium information… plus instantly receive free SAT prep bonuses! I’ve been getting questions from students and parents lately about how important the SAT truly is to colleges, to you, and…
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50 Encouraging Reasons Why The SAT Is Important
Looking for encouragement and pro tips on SAT prep? Sign up for my SAT e-mail list and get my FREE Urgent Report on SAT Reading from a pro tutor! “How important are SAT scores?” This is a question I hear a lot as a tutor. Students and parents want to know if SAT scores are more important than…
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What is the average SAT essay score?
For subscriber-only bonuses and exclusive test-prep content, sign up for the SAT email list to get even more tips delivered straight to your inbox! The College Board doesn’t release essay scores: When I sat down to write this post, I discovered something interesting: the College Board doesn’t actually release an average SAT essay score. They…
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SAT Superscore: What is it?
Want to get more free SAT prep tips from a professional tutor and perfect-scorer? Join my SAT e-mail list and I’ll send my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other exclusive subscriber-only content! The SAT Superscore is a fairly recent concept that has come about in the realm of standardized testing and college admissions. For some students, the…
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What does SAT stand for?
Want more secrets of the SAT and tips that will improve your score and increase your confidence? Sign up today for my SAT prep e-mail list and I’ll send you subscriber-only exclusive content! Here’s a question an SAT prep student and I were debating recently: What does the abbreviation “SAT” stand for? It has to mean…
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Good Examples for the SAT Essay
Looking for specific examples to use on the SAT essay, or for a guide on how to write the SAT essay? Follow those links to get a pro tutor’s perfect-score tips! Because the time limit on the SAT essay is so short (only 25 minutes to answer a random prompt!), it is crucial to have…
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SAT Essay Time: What’s the best way to use it?
While you’re here today, be sure to join my SAT mailing list for subscriber-only exclusive content to help you for test day! The SAT Essay time limit is extremely short – you only 25 minutes to read a random prompt and produce an effective essay that responds to that prompt. Despite these difficult requirements, your…
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SAT Calculator Rules
Hi! I have more tips and exclusive content for subscribers, so while you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep email list! Since your calculator is one of the most important things to bring to test day, It’s important to know the rules of SAT calculator usage. What kind of calculators can you bring? When…
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How to write a great SAT Essay Intro paragraph
I love to give my students confidence-boosting and score-improving expert tips on the SAT. Sign up for my email list today! How to Write an SAT Essay Introduction Paragraph This post is specifically about SAT essay introductions. If you want to learn more about the SAT essay, I suggest you back up to the Introduction…
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Best SAT Essay Format Tips
Want more in-depth tips from a professional SAT tutor and perfect-scoring essay-writer? Join my email list for exclusive subscriber-only test prep info! How to format your SAT essay Essentially, you should stick with the basics of a solid essay and not get fancy. It’s particularly important to have a good structural plan because the evidence…
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How to write a great SAT Essay body paragraph
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT mailing list! I’ll send you my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other exclusive test-prep content just for subscribers. How to write a great SAT essay body paragraph Although a good intro is essential and a good conclusion is nice to have, the trust is that…
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How To Use Essay Transitions in the SAT Writing Section
Need a complete guide to the SAT essay? My SAT Essay prep book will quickly teach you how to write perfect-scoring essays! The use of good transitions is one key to a well-flowing, organized, and clear SAT essay. If your essay transitions are not refined and clear, then it will be difficult to follow the logic of…
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How to write a great SAT Essay Conclusion
Looking for an overview of the SAT essay with a complete set of tips and tricks to massively increase your score? Check out this book: Write The Best SAT Essay of Your Life! If you’re like most students, you might have questions about the conclusion paragraph of the SAT essay. This seems to be one of…
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How to write a great 5-paragraph SAT Essay
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep email list – I’ll send you an instant download of my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and follow it up with other subscriber-only content! How to write a great 5-paragraph SAT Essay So, you’ve learned about basic SAT Essay Structure, great SAT Essay Evidence, how…
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SAT Handwriting: How to make your SAT Essay look great
While you’re here today be sure to subscribe to my email list for FREE exclusive content like our Urgent Report on SAT Reading and more! Importance of clear handwriting on the SAT: One of the purposes of good 5-paragraph essay form is to make your argument clear and easy to understand. However, all your cool…
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What time does the SAT start?
While you’re here today be sure to subscribe to my SAT mailing list – I’ll send you my Urgent Report on SAT Reading and more subscriber-only content! Wondering about the SAT test start time and want to have a great SAT testing experience? Ready to put all your great SAT prep study and practice to…
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What time does the SAT end?
While you’re here, be sure to join up my SAT mailing list so I can send my FREE Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-only exclusive content to help you prepare! Although the test is supposedly “standardized,” I’ve taken the SAT enough times to know that it doesn’t always end at the exact same time. Little inefficiencies crop…
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Top 5 Historical Examples for the SAT Essay
Click Here to download my e-Book about historical, literary, and personal examples to use for the SAT Essay, with quotes, impressive vocab words, and more! Do you know what to write about on the day of the SAT? This blog post will get students started thinking about what evidence they bring to the…
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Top 5 Literature Examples for the SAT Essay
Order my e-Book about historical, literary, and personal examples to use for the SAT Essay, with quotes, impressive vocab words, and more! Are your literary examples ready for the SAT Essay? Many of my students complain about not having enough examples or about not having enough time to “think of stuff to say” when…
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ACT Prep Questions: Where To Find Them
Hi there! While you’re here, join my test-prep email list! I’ll send you exclusive subscriber-only content to help you prepare for the ACT and SAT so check it out! I don’t tutor ACT prep anymore, preferring to concentrate exclusively on SAT prep because I think it’s much more successful for the majority of students. In…
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ACT Practice Questions: Best Books and Websites
While you’re here, join my test prep email list for more subscriber-only exclusive content to help you prepare for the SAT and ACT! Though I no longer am an ACT tutor and I focus exclusively on SAT prep (because I think SAT prep is a better choice for almost all students), I still have a…
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SAT Essay Examples to Use
While you’re here, sign up for my FREE email list – I’ll send SAT-related bonuses for subscribers only, like my Urgent Report on SAT Reading! Ok, so you know that you need some good SAT essay examples to provide strong support for your argument. You want to prepare for the SAT essay with great evidence; you…
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Is the ACT or SAT easier?
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT mailing list so I can send you my FREE Urgent Report on SAT Reading and other subscriber-only exclusive content! As a professional SAT and ACT tutor, I have been asked this question quite a bit, and in part 1 of this two-part article (Part 2 is…