Bellwork:
1.
2.
Pick up a handout
Answer the warm-up question below.
Once the suspension bridge replaced the cantilever, the United
A
States becomes the world leader in this new type of long-span
B
C
D
bridgebuilding. No error
E
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Warm-Up Answer
Once the suspension bridge replaced the cantilever, the United
A
States becomes the world leader in this new type of long-span
B
C
D
bridgebuilding. No error
E
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Answer: B
The error in this sentence occurs at (B), where there is an inappropriate
verb form. To match the past tense established and used elsewhere in
the sentence (“Once,” “replaced”), the past-tense “became” is needed.
Wednesday, January 14th
•What am I going to do today?
• Warm-Up
• Introduction to Identifying Sentence Errors Strategies &
Practice
• Pre-fix/Suffix Intro
• Create Vocab & Morpheme Flash Cards
• Continue Reading Busted
•How will I show I learned it?
• HW: Get SAT book, and INDEX CARDS
• Start studying Vocab Flashcards
One Final Reading Comp Trick…
If you’re running out of time and can’t read the passage…
answer just the SPECIFIC questions!
Intro to Error-Identification Questions
(Writing Section)
•
•
•
•
Total of 18 Questions
Go in order from Easy to Hard
Occur in only ONE section
Test-takers are presented with a sentence that has four underlined
words or phrases, along with a “No error” option (always choice E),
and must identify which part, if any, contains an error.
Example
The other delegates and him immediately accepted the
A
B
C
resolution drafted by the neutral states. No error
D
E
Steps for Identifying Errors
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Read the sentence and try to hear the error
Cross out Prepositional Phrases & Nonessential Clauses
Eliminate underlined choices that you know are correct.
Check for errors among the remaining choices.
If all else fails, go with E.
Subject/Verb Agreement
• Must match in tense and number
• Frequent questions with unusual syntax (which sounds wrong)
• Often subject and verb are separated by a prepositional
phrase
Incorrect
Changes in the balance of trade seems remote from everyday
concerns, but they can drastically affect how we spend our
money.
Try omitting the
prepositional
Correct
phrase.
Changes in the balance of trade seem remote from everyday
concerns, but they can drastically affect how we spend our
money.
Prepositions—tell us when/where
something is/occurred
Prepositions
aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
amid
among
anti
around
as
at
before
behind
below
beside
beneath
besides
between
beyond
but
by
concerning
considering
despite
down
during
except
excepting
excluding
following
for
from
in
inside
into
like
minus
near
of
off
on
onto
opposite
outside
over
past
per
plus
regarding
round
save
since
than
through
to
toward
towards
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
versus
via
with
within
without
Fillers: Prepositional Phrases
• SAT Makers use prepositional phrases (that tell us where or
when things happened) as fillers to separate subjects and
verbs.
The bird on the ground in the midday sun eat worms.
The bird (on the ground) (in the midday sun) eat worms.
The bird eat worms.
Practice
Anne Tyler’s novel The Accidental Tourist features a character
A
whose obsession with saving time and money are absurd, yet
B
C
D
somehow plausible. No error
E
Practice
Critics contend that reforms in welfare has not managed to bring
A
B
the high percentage of our nation’s children living in poverty the
economic security that they need to thrive. No error
C
D
E
Practice
The principal’s insistence on qualified teachers and spacious
A
classrooms were intended to foster a positive outlook and
B
C
higher grades for the students. No error
D
E
Fillers: Nonessential Clauses
• SAT Makers also use non-essential clauses (that tell us extra
information about the subject) as fillers to separate subjects
and verbs.
The bird, which hadn’t eaten all day and was bright orange in color, eat
worms.
The bird, which hadn’t eaten all day and was bright orange in color, eat
worms.
The bird eat worms.
Practice
The professor’s insistence on high standards and rigorous
examinations are not, despite what students think, part of a
A
B
plan to withhold high grades from
them. the
No error
Try omitting
nonessential
clause.
C
D
E
Plural vs. Singular Subjects
Plural
Singular
Both
Each
All
Every
Singular Subjects: Each & Every
Correct Usage
Each
Each of the students in Ms. Chang’s class is expected to give a
presentation next week.
Every
Every one of the students in Ms. Chang’s class is expected to give a
presentation next week.
Neither…nor + Verb
• The verb takes the number of the noun that follows nor.
• When neither and nor are used with used with two singular
nouns, the verb should be singular.
Examples
Neither the senator nor her aide are expected to speak to the
press today.
Correct
Neither the senator nor her aide is expected to speak to the
press today.
X
Incorrect
Singular Nouns
• Subject & Verb must match in both number and tense
• Plural/Singular
Singular Subjects
Committee
School
Business
Duo
Group
Number
Every
Each
• Plural: The members of the committee agree with the president.
• Singular: The committee agrees with the president.
Singular Subjects Practice
Each of the Taino’s five chiefdoms, which inhabited the Bahamas
A
B
C
before the arrival of Europeans, were ruled by a leader known
D
as a cacique. No error
E
Practice Handout!
Vocabulary Flashcards
(n) A thing or event
that existed before
SYN: forerunner; precursor
Landlines were the
antecedents for cell phones.