<p>How do you choose when both answers seem correct (or wrong that is.. since we are looking for the error)?</p>
<p>I'm speaking generally.</p>
<p>Well, if we’re speaking generally, the shorter answer is usually the correct one.</p>
<p>Well I meant number 12-29 in the writing SAT</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Know the grammar rules that are tested on the SAT. </p></li>
<li><p>Do not rely on your ear and intuition. Instead, approach this section like a machine programmed with certain rules and instructions.</p></li>
<li><p>Assume that you are not allowed to change, add, or remove any words outside of the underlined words. Basically, assume words outside the underlinings are grammatically correct. Also, at most one underlining could possibly have an error.</p></li>
<li><p>As you read the sentence, identify the verb and then the subject (Does the sentence even have a main verb? -ing words alone do not fulfill the role of a verb.) </p></li>
<li><p>If you immediately spot an error in the underlined words as you’re reading, mentally say what the underlined word(s) should be replaced with, bubble in the choice, and move on to the next question.</p></li>
<li><p>If you haven’t spotted any errors yet, look at each underlining.
a) verb underlined: check for subject-verb agreement, verb tense and form, and parallelism</p>
<p>b) pronoun underlined: check for missing/ambiguous antecedent, antecedent-pronoun agreement, pronoun case, faulty comparisons, and parallelism</p>
<p>c) phrase underlined: check that modifier is right next to the noun and that the phrase does not create a sentence fragment or run-on; also check for parallelism</p>
<p>d) noun underlined: check for subject/verb agreement, faulty comparisons, noun to noun agreement (The boys want to become a doctor), and parallelism</p>
<p>e) adjective/adverb underlined: check for adjective vs adverb (should an adverb be used instead of an adjective?) , comparative vs superlative, double negative or double positive, and parallelism</p>
<p>f) preposition underlined: check for proper idiom and word pairs (from…to)</p>
<p>g) conjunction underlined: check for word pairs (not only … but also, etc), logical use of conjunction, fragments, run-ons</p></li>
</ol>
<p>5) Check for any other errors (diction, redundancy, subjunctive, etc)</p>
<p>6) If you haven’t found any errors, read the sentence again for a final check.</p>
<p>7) If you still haven’t found any errors, go for the No Error choice and move on to the next question.</p>
<p>Woww. LONNNNG. How long do you usually take to pick an answer?</p>
<p>^
If you know all the grammar rules for the SAT and practice often, you should be able to complete this section at a fast pace. </p>
<p>Each of the first 11 questions in the first Writing section involves reading through 4 long, grammatically incorrect multiple choices. The last six questions of the first Writing section may involve reading some poorly written paragraphs. </p>
<p>In contrast, you only need to read to one sentence and find one (or no) error in each Identifying Sentence Errors question. You should spend no more than 30 seconds on each of these questions.</p>