The SAT question of the day for September 27, 2015 comes from the writing multiple choice section:
Do you hear the error? Hint: it’s about a pronoun. Continue reading
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SAT Question of the Day Explained – December 2, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Kafka in 1917
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors question about pronouns and Franz Kafka.
The credit for making Franz Kafka internationally famous as a writer belongs to his friend, novelist Max Brod, which despite Kafka’s dying wishes, edited Kafka’s unpublished manuscripts and then had them published.
Do you hear the error? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – October 6, 2014 – Improving Sentences
In today’s SAT question of the day, we are dealing with Viking ships and comparisons.
Archaeological evidence shows that Viking ships were lighter, slimmer, and faster than that in England.
How would a correct version of this sentence read? Continue reading
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
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 22, 2014 – English
Today’s ACT question of the day comes from the English passage about radio. Specifically, they want to know if this sentence needs to be changed:
Yet even in the midst of such anarchy, some commercial possibilities and organizations
saw clearly of a medium whose regulation seemed imminent.
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 18, 2014 – English
Today’s ACT question of the day is an English question from the passage about radio. For more questions form this passage, check out the posts from February 14, February 10, and January 17.
The question asks about underlined section 11:
The RCA executives who created the
powerful NBC network…
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 11, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence error question that involves pronoun agreement. By checking the agreements between underlined and non-underlined sections, can you spot the error?
Bonus Points: Grammar
“You would be amazed by the number of people that can’t find the error in this sentence.”
Can you?
For my students: finding this error earns you 2 minutes off your next homework aasignment!
ACT Question of the Day Explained – January 21, 2014 – English
Bessie Coleman
Today’s ACT question of the day is an English question from a passage about Bessie Coleman. We have to determine which of the given options would best fix the underlined portion of the sentence.
In context, the underlined part of the sentence is related to a journey; it also contains a reference to the American Southwest. So, we know we are dealing with a place. What word do we use when referring to a place?