SAT Grammar: Error ID's
Terms
undefined, object
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- Three key points to Error ID's
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1. There is never more than 1 error
2. Any underlined portion that you know is correct may be eliminated
3. 1/5 rule (3-4 of the 18) - Same Rules as Improving Sentences
- Review! Parallelism.. Comparisons: apples and oranges..Collective nouns.. etc
- Wrong Verb Form
- Try to confuse you by making it sound good
- Pronoun Ambiguity
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there should never be any confusion about which noun a pronoun stands for.
Watch out for IT, THEY, and THIS
The team's research into an experimental treatment for diabetes made it... whats it?
If you see it or its- make sure it refers to something singular and you know Exactly what it is
If you see they, their, or them- plural
If you see this or that - Pronoun Case
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Choosing whether to use me or I..
Subject case.. went to the store with.. Object case
I.. me
He.. him
She.. her
We.. us
They.. them
Who.. whom?
You.. you - Choosing between who and whom?
- Rearrange the sentence and think whether you would use a subject pronoun like he or an object pronoun like him.. if you'd say "he" then who, if you'd say "him" then whom
- "Between you and I"
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Always incorrect!!
Should be between you and me - Sneaky Pronoun trick.. Claire likes raisins more than me/I
- She likes them more than me or more than I like them?
- Idioms: ... of
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Capable of..
Composed
Desirous
In search
partake
Resentful
jealous
Threat
Consist
Height - Idioms.. to
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Responsibility
cater
conform
intend
plan
oblivious
indebted
try
related
required
opposition
endeavor
resort
superior
contribution
compare - Idioms.. from
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Buy from..
different
divergent
prohibit
separate
distinguish
transition - Idioms.. with
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Afflicted
Argue
Comply
Consistent
Tamper
Associate
Preoccupied
Fascination
Popular
Contrast - Idioms.. over
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dispute
debate - Idioms.. as
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define
depict
see
regard - Idioms.. for
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Provide
responsibility
qualifiy
reasons - Idioms.. about
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Angry
Worried
Concerned - Idioms.. in
- originate
- Idioms.. that
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conviction
surprising
notion - Idioms.. to be
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estimated
appears
believed
require - Idioms.. (no preposition)
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named
off
advocate
contest
protest - When vs. Which
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When for time
Which for thing or iea
Ex: Photosynthesis is a process which/when.. - Fewer vs. Less
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Fewer: countable things
Less: uncountable things
Ex: Jim has lessl fewer reasons to.. - Most vs. More
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Most: more than 2 things
More: with 2 things
Ex: Of the two competeing theories,...one is the..more/most credible - Where?
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for place
Ex: libertarianism is a political system where.. WRONG - Students which or Student who?
- Students who
- Between vs. Among
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Between- 2 things
Among- more than 2 things
Between/Among the field of competitors.. - Redundant
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In the year 1948
(yr yr)
more busier - ETS Diction Word: Prospective
- Prospective- likely to happen
- Error ID Summary p. 319
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- Object Case vs. Subject Case
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Subject Case- use subject pronouns as subjects of verbs 1,he,she,we,they,who,you
Object Case- use object pronouns as objects of verbs and objects of prepositions
me,him,her,us,them,whom, you - Who did that work? It was him/he
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He
He did that work - I've completed more assignments than they/them
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They
then they have completed - You can count on Al and me/I to do a good job.
- You can count on... me
- It's me/I!
- I
- If anyone deserves recognition for their contribution, it is they/them.
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they
they deserve recognition -
Common Diction Errors
allusion vs. illusion
implicate vs. imply
perspective vs. prospective
describe vs. ascribe -
allusion- indirect reference
illusion- perception
implicate- connect in criminal manner
imply- indicate
perspective- mental outlook
prospective- likely to happen
describe
ascribe- to attribute to -
More Common Diction Errors
Devious vs. Diverse
Deduce vs. Induce
Consciousness vs. conscience
Compliment vs. complement
elude vs. allude -
Devious- shady
Diverse
deduce- conclude to
Induce- bring about or cause
Consciousness- state of being awake
Conscience- moral
Compliment
Complement- completes other part
Elude- to escape
Allude- to refer to -
Wrong?
Michael later discovered that Melissa and he were the only people in the class to score higher than... -
nothing!
he is correct because it could have been.. he was the only person -
What's Wrong?
Everyone on the softball team who came up to bat squinted at the pitcher so as to keep the glare of the sun out of their eyes. -
Their
Everyone is singular - indebted.. you
- to
- resentful.. you
- of
- jealous...
- of
- different..
- from
- dispute..
- over or with
- books fell off.. the wall
- NOTHING
- defined..
- as
- responsibility..
- to
- responsible..
- for
- depicted..
- as
- named.. president of her class
- NOTHING
- planning..
- to
- try..
- to
- intends..
- to
- not only idioms, ...
- but also
- just as happy to test..
- as
- not so much a question of rules, ...
- as it is memorizing the idioms
- be achieved..
- by
- Just as this will improve your essay, .
- so too
- ..modern standards, some of these rules
- By
- Both Carin... Graham
- and
- either one..
- or
- neither John..
- nor
- to determine..
- whether
- So intense..
- that
- No sooner had I finished...
- than
- ...seeing the last one, I heaved a sigh, but reconciled myself..the fact
- Upon.. to
- I prefer green tea...coffee
- to
- coffee contains four times more antioxidants... green tea does
- than
- is certainly no more flavorful..
- than
- firm evidence.. suport the claim..
- to .. that
- contains from two..
- to .. five
- as much caffeine..
- as
- This list is so thorough... exhaustive
- AS TO BE
- debate..
- over
- appears..
- to be
- just as..
- so too
- capable..
- of
- compare..
- to
- afflicted..
- with
- regard..
- as