Complete SAT writing workbook

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Purpose of This Book

How to Use This Book Most Effectively

Important Note About This Book and Its Author

Introduction

I. Important Facts About the SAT

What Is on the Writing Part of the SAT?
How Will the Writing Test Be Scored?
How Long Will the Writing Test Be?
Is Guessing Advisable?
Should I Take an Administered Actual SAT for Practice?
A Table of What’s on the SAT Writing Parts
A Table of What’s on the PSAT
Can I Get Back the SAT with My Answers and the Correct Ones After I Take It? How Can I Make Use of This Service?
Should I Use Scrap Paper to Write On?
Should I Be Familiar with the Directions to the Various Items on the Writing Test Before Taking the SAT?
How Should a Student Pace Himself/Herself on the Writing Portion of the Exam? How Much Time Should One Spend on Each Question?
How Is the Exam Scored? Are Some Questions Worth More Points?
It’s Three Days Until the SAT; What Can a Student Do to Prepare for the Writing Part of the SAT?
What Is the Most Challenging Type of Question on the Exam, and How Does One Attack It?
What Should a Student Do to Prepare on Friday Night? Cram? Watch TV? Relax?
The Test Is Given in One Booklet. Can a Student Skip Between Sections?
Should a Student Answer All Easy Questions First and Save Difficult Ones for Last?
What Is the Recommended Course of Study for Those Retaking the Exam?
What Are the Most Crucial Writing Strategies for Students?
I Know There Is an Experimental Section on the Exam That Is Not Scored. How Do I Know Which Section It Is?
Can I Take the Test More Than Once, and If So, How Will the Scores Be Reported to the Schools of My Choice? Will All Scores Be Reported to the Schools, and How Will They Be Used?
How Do Other Exams Compare with the SAT? Can I Use the Strategies and Examples in This Book for Them?
How Does the Gruber Preparation Method Differ from Other Programs and SAT Books?

II. Format of the Writing Part of the SAT

Part 1: A Brief Review of English Grammar

Frequent Grammatical Problems
Common Errors in Grammar
Some Basic Grammatical Terms
Other Grammatical Terms
Common Grammar Errors Classified by Part of Speech

Part 2: Grammar and Usage Refresher

Chapter 1: The Parts of Speech
Chapter 2: Clauses and Phrases
Chapter 3: The Sentence and Its Parts
Chapter 4: Verbs
Chapter 5: Nouns and Pronouns
Chapter 6: Subject-Verb Relationship
Chapter 7: Tense
Chapter 8: Verbals
Chapter 9: Mood and Voice
Chapter 10: Modifiers—Adjectives, Adjective Phrases, and Clauses
Chapter 11: Modifiers(Continued)—Adverbs, Adverbial Phrases, and Clauses
Chapter 12: Connectives
Chapter 13: Correct Usage: Choosing the Right Word
Chapter 14: Grammar and Usage Index

Part 3: The SAT Writing Test

The SAT Writing Section
Content of the Writing Test
The Essay on the SAT Writing Test
The SAT Essay Scoring Guide
The Writing Sample
Sample Essays
Important Tips on How to Write the Best Essay
Other Types of Questions on the SAT Writing Test
Identifying Errors
Improving Sentences
Improving Paragraphs: Revision-in-Context Passage with Questions
- Sentence Order
- Diction
- Sentence Relationship
- Irrelevancy
- Economy
- Clarity
Improving Paragraphs Practice Tests
- Test 1
- Test 2
- Test 3
- Test 4
- Test 5
- Test 6
- Test 7
- Test 8
- Test 9
- Test 10
- Test 11
- Test 12
- Test 13
- Test 14
More Questions with Explanatory Answers
Answer Key for Writing Skills Test
Explanatory Answers for Writing Skills Test
- Identifying Errors
- Improving Sentences
- Improving Paragraphs

Part 4: Two SAT Writing Practice Tests

Three Important Reasons for Taking These Practice Tests
Ten Tips for Taking the Practice Tests
SAT Writing Test 1
- To See How You’d Do on an SAT and What You Should Do to Improve
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 1
- Section 2: Writing
- What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Writing Score
SAT Writing Test 2
- Section 1
- Section 2
- Section 3
- Explanatory Answers for Practice Test 2
- What You Must Do Now to Raise Your SAT Writing Score