With the SAT test coming up in a few days, you need to check your understanding of grammar!
Awesome SAT and ACT grammar resource!
This webpage has pretty much all of the most important grammar rules which are tested on the SAT and ACT. (Even though the TOEFL and IELTS don’t test grammar directly, grammar certainly is tested indirectly, so IELTS and TOEFL test takers would be wise to check out the webpage too!)
This is a great place to check when you’re unsure about why the correct answer to a particular question is not the answer you believe to be correct.
Remember that the SAT and ACT are testing grammar from the 1950s which is specifically designed to fool native speakers. The better your English is, the more easily they will fool you with their underhanded tactics. Don’t fall for them! Check out this website.
Standardized tests are like a game. You can’t play by your own rules (your own grammatical understanding) - you must play by their rules (1950s’ grammar).
Here are a few quotes which are extremely important to keep in mind:
Note that whose, unlike who, can be used for both people and things/places.
Correct: London is a city whose many museums, palaces, and monuments make it a popular tourist destination.
Important: make sure to read through every sentence all the way through to the period! Otherwise, you might not notice when there are two sentences.
Unlike a semicolon, a colon can be followed by either a full sentence or a fragment.
Always keep verb tense consistent with that of other verbs in the paragraph.
Important: If there is an OMIT/DELETE option, or an option without a transition, check it FIRST because it will usually be correct (at least on the ACT).
When two transitions have the same meaning (e.g. but/yet) and are both grammatically acceptable in context, both can automatically be eliminated because no question can have more than one right answer.
Good luck on test day!
