攻克句子改错题(3)

高等英语考试中攻克句子改错题,最全的语法详解

Before you look at the answer choices, figure out how to fix the error.

Find the correction that most closely matches yours.

If no correction matches, eliminate answers that repeat the error or

contain new errors.

If you’re still stumped, reach into your bag of tricks (more on those

soon).

Plug your answer back into the sentence to check it.

If you’re still stumped—cut, guess, and run.

Alright, now it’s time to put that exciting eight-step process into action. Below you’ll see a sample problem that we solve with the eight-step method,

explaining each of the steps along the way:

Jenna was awarded the medal not for her academic success or her skill (A) but for her being a participant in gym class

(B) the reason being for her participation in gym class

(C) the reason was her participating in gym class

(D) but for her being participation-willing in gym class

(E) but for her participation in gym class

Step 1: Read the sentence and try to hear the problem.

As we have discussed, relying on your ear exclusively is risky on the SAT Writing section. The writers of the SAT know most students will listen for whatsounds right to them, but often what sounds right is actually wrong. That’s because using just your ear most often means you’re using spoken English as your guide. Remember that this section of the SAT tests your knowledge of standard written English.

In this chapter, we reinforce your understanding of the rules of standard writtenEnglish. Knowing the rules gives you a strong foundation against which to checkthe signals your ear gives you that something in the sentence is wrong. In thesample sentence above, you might immediately notice the combined problem ofwordiness and faulty parallelism—the phrase but for her being a participant