<p>In order to bring that dumb 760 up to an average 800 I reccomend that you stay in doors every day and study. You are not allowed to have a life because, hey you didnt get an average score so i will no longer treat you like an average human being.</p>
<p>Haha, yeah Finnegan's Wake would be GREAT for the grammar section...you could even use some of Joyce's stylistic methods in your essay! That should go over well...</p>
<p>Try looking at book that are reccommended for AP English Language/Literature. And pick up a copy of William Strunk and E.B. White's The Elements of Style. That can be your bible for the next few months.</p>
<p>What are some good grammar books to read for the SAT?</p>
<p>Gregg's Reference Manual!! It basically outlines everything you need to know about grammar for the rest of your life. Just study that, and buy the accompanying practice book, and you'll ace the SAT writing. BUY IT!!!</p>
<p>i got perfect score on multiple choice on SAT II writing.. just do lots of problems. i strongly recommend Sparknotes 5 More SAT II Writing (if it's still out there) and all other SAt II Writing books by kaplan, barrons, etc.</p>
<p>Read the grammar rules found in any Writing Book. Read the questions many times and, usually, there is an obvious error.</p>
<p>Also:
*Look for huge (like really long) prepositions. This usually means that the subject and verb don't match.
*Anytime you see the words "If one...", look for the ", you should..." because that's going to be the error.
*Everybody is singular => "Everybody should bring his/her book."
*Look for stationary vs stationery comparisons... there is usually one or two.</p>
<p>The first three are atleast in the Writing section like average of two times each for each test.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>OH... I got a 800 on Writing if that'll make anybody read my post :)</p>
<p>"stationary vs stationery comparisons"</p>
<p>what do you mean by this?</p>
<p>Word choice. They sometimes (not often) test you too see if you know what the word means. It's obscenely hard to pick up on unless you're looking for like.</p>
<p>Stationary - Not moving.
Stationery - Writing paper and envelopes.</p>
<p>So saying: "I am stationery." would be wrong.</p>
<p>There are more like this one, can't remember the "popular" ones tho.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>o, thank you for the input</p>
<p>-the sat frequently (although not always, so be careful) prefers active voice over passive because active tends to be less wordy the way they do it
-watch for unspecified pronouns, such as "they"
-keep an eye on agreement
-pay attention to prepositional phrases, they enjoy using "who" when they should use "whom," "I" for "me," etc.
-watch your idioms, on almost every test administration they give a few questions where they change one of the words in an idiom and it doesnt make sense...for these just try to hear the words and figure out if it sounds correct or not...such as "in contrast with" vs "in contrast to"</p>
<p>there are a few more, but i cant remember them</p>
<p>thanks for your advice. I'm currently reviewing the basic grammar rules, and trying to make them mine. Btw do any of you guys know where to get a list of idioms that are frequently used for the SATs? I lived in a foreign country for some time and thus am not acquainted with some of them.</p>