SAT語法考試高頻知識點的正誤對比.

“Bad” patterns that often appear in errors on the SAT Writing Section.

“Good” patterns that indicate correct usage on the SAT.

Errors on the SAT Writing Section often involve -ing words that don’t correctly modify nouns they rer to, or that don’t belong in a sentence at all.

Use of an –ing word so that it correctly modifies the first noun phrase after the comma in the sentence is acceptable on the SAT Writing Section; otherwise, avoid –ing words whenever possible.

Errors on the SAT Writing Section often involve -ed words that don’t correctly modify the nouns they rer to.

Use of an –ed word so that it correctly modifies the first noun phrase after the comma in the sentence is also acceptable on the SAT Writing Section.

Errors on the SAT Writing Section often involve the use of pronouns when they aren’t needed or when they don’t rer to any particular noun.

Pronouns that agree with their main nouns in number are okay. It’s also okay to use either you or one, as long the usage is consistent. Finally, pronouns must clearly indicate which nouns they’re replacing.

Errors on the SAT often involve the use of conjunctions when the ideas joined by the conjunction are not in the same form.

Words and phrases joined by conjunctions should use parallel structures.

Conjugating verbs incorrectly is an error on the SAT.

All verb use must be consistent with normal, standard usage.

Using a pronoun that doesn’t agree in number with its noun, or a verb that doesn’t agree in number with its noun or pronoun, is an error on the SAT.

All pronouns in a correctly written sentence must agree in number with their main nouns, and all verbs with their nouns or pronouns.