Maximize Your Writing Score on the SAT: An Expert's Guide to Mastering the SAT Writing Section - Softcover

Blackstone Review LLC

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608446441 ISBN 13: 9781608446445

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2010

Synopsis

MAXIMIZE YOUR WRITING SCORE on the SAT*
An Expert's Guide to Mastering the SAT Writing Section

You donʼt need to be a grammar expert to score highly on the SAT writing section, but you do need to know the limited set of rules tested on the SAT. If you know the rules, you can ace the test. You just have to know the rules. Blackstone Review offers step-by-step coverage of all the rules of good writing tested on the SAT and shows you exactly how question writers test those rules. Inside youʼll find
* Clear, simple explanations of all the rules of grammar, usage, and sentence structure tested on the SAT
* Sample test questions illustrating how each rule is tested
* Examples of the various tricks and patterns used by SAT question writers
* A rating of one to three stars for each rule based on how frequently that rule is tested
* Straightforward, practical essay tips
* A Super-Quick Study Guide covering the most frequently tested rules
* Plenty of practice questions
* Much more

NOTE: This book is for test dates in 2015 and prior. The SAT changes in 2016.

* SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not involved in, and does not endorse, this book.

About this title

From the Author

Maximize Your Writing Score on the SAT breaks down all the rules of good writing tested on the SAT and shows students exactly how those rules are tested.  Chapters cover all major areas of testing:

• Subject-Verb Agreement
• Pronouns
• Verbs
• Parallel Structure
• Comparisons
• Modifiers
• Adjectives and Adverbs
• Diction and Idiom
• Logic
• Sentence Construction Problems
• Connecting and Coordinating Parts of a Sentence
• Choosing Strong and Concise Answers

This book helps students master test content so they can quickly spot the grammar errors in SAT writing questions and rapidly zero in on the answer choices that offer the best revision.  Students avoid unreliable test-taking strategies such as picking answers that "sound right" or drawing on the bits and pieces of grammar they remember from practice questions or high school English classes.

Also included are test-taking tips, review quizzes, practice questions, essay tips, and a Super-Quick Study Guide that covers the most frequently tested grammar rules.  Maximize Your Writing Score on the SAT gives students all the tools they need to master the writing section.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608446441
• ISBN 13: 9781608446445
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 228