Final Thoughts
- Within improving sentence errors, really look out for the word "being." It is has such an excessive use in high school writing that I have found many, if not most, of the answer choices that contain the word are wrong.
- If stuck between two SAT questions and you really cannot make out a difference, you have done enough work to take a guess, so choose the simpler of the two.
- Do not omit a question unless you cannot eliminate any answer choices. If you want to play a conservative game, have at least two answer choices omitted before you take the gamble of guessing.
- By no means get hung up on any one question. Keep moving.
- As soon as you notice the passive voice, it is typically wrong.
- Remember that even talented players may have a bad game if their head is not in it. Keep yourself mentally protected from frustration by letting some questions go.
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