Today’s SAT Question of the Day is a writing multiple choice question about bicycle helmets…and verbs. Take a look and you should hear the error right away….
The law requires them to _____ helmets. Did you hear it?
Category Archives: Writing
SAT Question of the Day Explained – September 3, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question is a writing question that asks if the following sentence needs any modifications to the underlined “like”:
Like machinery was integral to the development of industrial capitalism, so the rapid transfer of information is the force driving modern business.
“Like” and “so” have been known go together sometimes (like the sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives…”, but do these correlative conjunctions function correctly here? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – April 21, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Today’s identifying sentence errors question has a verb problem. Verb issues (tense, number) are one of the most commonly tested topics in the SAT writing section.
The question:
Aside from Shakespeare, perhaps no writer in English have engaged the public’s imagination more thoroughly than Charles Dickens.
What is the subject of this sentence? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 25, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about chocolate chip cookies. The original sentence that we need to improve:
All of the ingredients for Pablo’s secret chocolate chip cookie recipe, which included the special dark chocolate, was available in his mother’s pantry.
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about British sovereigns…and whether “neither” is plural or singular.
Remember that or, nor, and neither are singular. If you have one or the other, you only have one thing at a time! This may not sound correct to your ear since it’s a common spoken error, but you can check your verbs systematically to make sure they’re in the right number (and tense).
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 10, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 7, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question of the day is a spicy improving question with a subordinate clause problem. In its most basic form, the sentence says:
The variety of spices used in cooking, including salt and, it depends on the recipe’s origin, other spices.
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 4, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors question about The Simpsons! That’s about as fun as the SAT gets, so enjoy it.
Let’s check each underlined section….
SAT Question of the Day Explained – March 1, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Definitely not pigs.
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors question about guinea pigs. Let’s keep things ro…dent…ling right along and listen to hear if we note any issues as we read the sentence. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 26, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about comparison. The sentence, as it is presented, compares Heather to Joanne’s fear of spiders. Continue reading