How to get every single multiple choice ques on writing section correct.

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<p>I find that improving sentences is the easiest type of question in the writing section. . I got 25/25 on it on the real SAT and keep getting them all right on practice tests.</p>

<p>The improving paragraphs is pretty easy too.I get all the questions right almost all the time. Sometimes I miss one.</p>

<p>The IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS TYPE OF QUESTIONS. Everytime I see these I am filled with dread. These are the hardest ones, agreed? There are all these idioms you have to know, and it covers more grammer than the other two types of questions. Also, there's that hated no error. I would do so much better if there was always a error, but whenever I choose no error, I aam always doubting myself. I always get some of these questions wrong. HOw do you do good on these identifying sentence errors questions? Do you find these the hardest?</p>

<p>I know if I can ace the identifying sentence errors I could get 800!</p>

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<p>Your face is the most difficult challenge omg…</p>

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<p>Lol class calm down… I know he said something bad in another thread but just drop it…</p>

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<p>have you ever try reading a grammar handbook?</p>

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<p>actually, i am struggling with the same issues college kid is facing…can any1 give any tips?</p>

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<p>The truths is that,you cant answer every question correctly…I tried and I always made 2-3 errors.Live with it… Only ~~2000 people out of ~~ 1 500 000 scored 800 on Writing.About 8 000 scored 800 on Critical reading.There should be a reason for this …</p>

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<p>lol jerrry, good stuff
Try rocket review. Best prep book for SAT english in general, the reading is amazing and writing is pretty good, too.</p>

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<p>Read the corresponding section of Barrons 2400. It helped me dramatically.</p>

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<p>there are almost no idioms in the writing section. that is just an excuse for not knowing grammar. give me an example of a sentence you think has an idiom in it and i will help you figure it out logically</p>

<p>and keep in mind that the answers to 15-20% of the identifying sentence errors questions are “no error.” make sure this is accurate as you progress in the writing section</p>

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<p>^The hard part about idioms is that multiple prep. work for one word, and that causes debate on the prep used in the sentence.</p>

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<p>^How do you figure out idioms logically? i usually just sound them out…but then again those are the ones that i get consistently wrong.</p>

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<p>The main concept that they test is subject-verb agreement. Therefore, every time you see a verb, take close note of it. Know your idioms, esp., either…or and neither…nor. Use “me” after a preposition and “I” before or in the absence of one. If you do see a “me” or “I” as one of the choices, it is usually incorrect.</p>

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<p>You use I if that is the subject. i.e. I did it.
Me is used if it is the object. i.e. it happened to me.</p>

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<p>“HOw do you do <em>good</em> on these identifying sentence errors questions?”</p>

<p>by not making that sort of mistake.</p>

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<p>From today’s SAT Question of the Day:</p>

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<p>The College Board uses “idiom” loosely because it tries to keep explanations short and concise. In linguistics, idioms are phrases that you cannot grasp the meaning of without knowing the phrase from somewhere else. You cannot define each word to understand the meaning of an idiom. An example would be “barking up the wrong tree.” It has a figurative meaning and grammar does not have to apply.</p>

<p>Words and phrases that are “idiomatic” are only commonly used because they are correct. Why would something grammatically incorrect be commonly used? This is frequently the case, however. Unlike actual idioms, this “something” is one thing that the CB does test you on – words and phrases that seem to fit (because of common usage) but are grammatically incorrect.</p>

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<p>“also” is incorrectly used; “in addition to” is correct</p>

<p>“also” means “in addition” or “as well” and is an adverb:
he was also hungry = he was, in addition, hungry</p>

<p>the proper substitute, “in addition to,” means “as well as”</p>

<p>both “also” and “in addition to” can mean “besides” but the sentence does not want to contrast the two ideas</p>

<p>I will not break down “in addition to” versus “in addition” or “as well as” versus “as well” because that would take too long. These are simple definitions to words that people already know but do not associate word usage with because it is easier to call them “idioms.” “In addition to” is an idiom, but “also” is grammatically incorrect and that is the point of the section that the threadstarter is talking about: identifying sentence errors. The section does not directly test idioms</p>

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<p>Oh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up. :)</p>