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- Grammar
SAT Prep
Ms. Amorin
What does the “IDENTIFYING
ERRORS” Section of the
SAT consist of?
A sentence that has four words or phrases
underlined and lettered.
There is usually something grammatically
incorrect with one of the underlined words
or phrases.
Students are to identify the error and
select the letter answer choice of the error.
If the sentence is correct the way it is
written, choose ‘E’- No Error (20%)
How is the “Identifying Errors”
section formatted?
Common Grammatical Errors
found in the Identifying Errors
section-----
Sentence structure
Subject/verb agreement
Pronoun
Preposition
Misplaced Modifier
Parallelism
Strategy # 1
Carefully read straight through the sentence to
get a feel for how it sounds, what it is about,
and if everything makes grammatical sense.
Sentence structure
Subject/ verb agreement
Pronoun
Preposition
Misplaced Modifier
Parallelism
Strategy # 3- Eliminating
Extras
“Trim the fat”
A sentence will often contain extraneous
phrases that can distract you from the “meat” of
the sentence
Focus on the most important part: the subject
and verb
Read the sentence matching the subjects to
the verbs that are underlined (likely the error),
then tackle the other answer choices
Example for “Eliminating Extras” and
Focusing on the “Subject & Verb”
Simple rule:
Singular subject with singular verb
Plural subject with plural verb
Answer = D
Preposition example