Tag: SAT Writing
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The Liar’s Perfect-Score SAT Essay Template
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Must-Know Secrets About SAT Essay Prompts
Hi and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list so I can send you exclusive subscriber-only tips to help you! Today we’re going in-depth into tips and insights about the SAT essay. Specifically, we’ll dig into some valuable thoughts and info about the SAT Essay prompts themselves – the…
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How to Overcome Fear of Choosing “No Error” in SAT Writing
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT prep mailing list for subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive bonuses to help raise your score! Choice E – the “No Error” option in the SAT writing section – everyone hates it. Even I don’t really like it. This article is all about the “No-Error” choice. We’ll cover relevant…
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Is the SAT hard?
Hello and welcome to my SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my SAT mailing list today so I can send you subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive test prep bonuses! The SAT is a standardized college admissions test administered to millions of high school students around the world. Each student’s scores in Math, Reading, and…
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How to restate or rephrase an SAT Essay Prompt
Welcome to my pro tutor’s blog! While you’re here, join my SAT mailing list so I can send you subscriber-only downloads and other exclusive test-prep info! A major function of an SAT essay intro paragraph is to restate the prompt in order to help the reader/grader know what he or she is about to read.…
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The top 10 tips for the SAT Essay
Welcome to my SAT prep blog! While you’re here, be sure to join my mailing list for exclusive test prep content and subscriber-only pro tips! In my years of SAT tutoring, I’ve found that the essay is one of the biggest sources of stress for students and parents (it really doesn’t need to be!) Most…
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What is the SAT Essay?
Hello and welcome to my pro tutor’s SAT prep blog! Be sure to join my email list while you’re here and I’ll send you even more subscriber-only test prep content and bonuses. This massive post ended up being longer than I expected – but, if you’re looking for a pro tutor’s reference document on the SAT…
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SAT Grammar Book for Download
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SAT Essay Guides and References
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How to find the best private SAT prep tutor in your area
Hi! While you are here, subscribe to my SAT email list and I’ll send exclusive info and bonuses straight to your inbox. Getting a private SAT prep tutor has become more and more common for high school students these days. The test prep industry has sprung up around the exceptionally-selective college admissions process and the…
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SAT Writing Topics: What exactly is on the SAT Writing test?
While you’re here, join my pro tutor’s perfect-score SAT email list and I’ll send you subscriber-only bonuses to help you prepare for the SAT! The SAT Writing section splits broadly into two areas of study: 1) The rules of English grammar and style (tested via 49 multiple-choice question) 2) Rhetorical skills (tested via a 25-minute…
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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
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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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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 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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Fun celebrity grammar examples for the SAT Writing section
While you’re here, be sure to join my SAT email list so I can sent you my Urgent Report on Critical Reading and other exclusive SAT-related content! I happened across a small but charming and fun grammar website that I found while researching my “Misplaced Modifiers” articles (Misplaced Modifiers on the SAT) I’m always on…
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SAT Writing and Grammar: Misplaced Modifier Examples
While you’re here, be sure to sign up for my SAT email list to download the Urgent Report on Critical Reading and get other SAT-related bonuses just for subscribers! Alright, this post is going to provide some practice problems to develop your misplaced-modifier identification skills on the SAT Writing and grammar multiple-choice sections. This post…
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SAT Writing and Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers Part 2
While you’re here, be sure to sign up for my SAT email list to download the Urgent Report on Critical Reading and get other SAT-related bonuses just for subscribers! Alright, let’s investigate misplaced modifiers on the SAT a little further. This is a continuation of SAT Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers, Part 1. Remember that misplaced modifiers are…
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SAT Writing and Grammar: Misplaced Modifiers Part 1
If you need to raise your SAT Writing section score in a hurry, check out the SAT Grammar Crammer – it’s designed to target the most common SAT Writing mistakes and quickly boost your score! It’s been a few days since I provided some real hard-core free SAT prep info, so it’s time to talk about…
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SAT Essay Evidence: Mahatma Gandhi
Looking for more help? Check out 30 More SAT Essay Examples To Use, as well as my Guidebook To Writing The SAT Essay! So I had a great idea! I’m starting a new feature on the blog, which is: the analysis of specific people, places, events, literature, and the like that can be used to…
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Introduction to the SAT Writing Multiple-Choice Section
Want to improve your SAT Writing score? Check out this SAT Writing prep book! And, be sure to join my SAT email list while you are here! The addition of a grammar test to the SAT is a relatively recent development that the College Board rolled out in 2005. Essentially, they took what was previously a…