Tag: sat practice grammar

  • Review: The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar by Erica Meltzer

    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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Misplaced Modifiers

    The following SAT grammar article is an excerpt from my e-Book SAT Grammar Crammer! To master the most important rules of SAT grammar, get your copy today. Misplaced Modifiers: When extra details go hilariously wrong Modifier errors are my favorite grammar mistakes in the SAT Writing section! In a test that is almost entirely boring…

  • SAT Writing Grammar Rules: Parallelism

    The following SAT grammar article is an excerpt from the SAT Grammar Crammer, my e-Book on the top 12 SAT writing rules and how to practice them. Order your copy today! Parallelism: Keep your lists going in the same direction When’s the last time you thought about the word “parallel” outside of math class? Maybe…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Why is grammar important?

    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…