Category Archives: Writing
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 23, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors about the Arctic islands. I’ll give you a hint: because grammar.
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 20, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Jean Piaget c. 1968
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about Jean Piaget. You may appreciate him for this quote:
The principal goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of doing new things, not simply repeating what other generations have done.
Back to the sentence we have to improve…it’s missing a verb, which makes it a sentence fragment as it is given to us. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day – February 17, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Thurgood Marshall, 1967
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors question with a classic error.
According to this sentence, Thurgood Marshall is known for his quest to end racial discrimination, his opposition to the death penalty, and he supported free speech and civil liberties. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day – February 14, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question that compares us to dogs. (Some Valentine’s Day bitterness, perhaps?) I am 99% certain that you will see this same error on your SAT several times, so let’s see what is wrong with this comparison. Continue reading
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?
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 8, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about lions. This is an important point when it comes to fixing this sentence, as lions are not currently functioning as the subject of the sentence. Let’s see if we can find a way to change that. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – Feburary 5, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Meteorite
Today’s SAT question of the day is an identifying sentence errors (writing) question about meteorites. When we read the sentence, it’s pretty easy to “hear” that something is wrong, but what is it? Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – February 2, 2014 – Improving Sentences
Elgin Botanic Garden
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about one of our favorite topics: verbs!
The given sentence says, roughly: The first public botanical garden in the United States was established to provide plant materials for studying by medical students.
Let’s think for a moment: the garden was provided for…. Continue reading
SAT Question of the Day Explained – January 30, 2014 – Identifying Sentence Errors
Today’s SAT question of the day is an improving sentences question about transitions, idiom, and adverbs all at once…though it might look like a preposition issue, too.