SAT Lit Standard English Conventions: Random Notes

Based off of my random notes on College Board SAT Review + Random Google (Gemini/Bard) Stuff

Relative Clause & Two Types:

a type of dependent clause that functions as an adjective, providing additional information about a noun or noun phrase in a sentence

Two types: defining (restrictive) *ex1 + non-defining (non-restrictive) *ex2

ex1: The dog that I adopted is very playful.

ex2: Her hair glistened in the sunlight, which made me want to take a candid photo of her.

Relative Pronoun

a pronoun that connects a noun or pronoun to an adjective clause

ex:

who/that, whose, whom, which/that, that, where, when

Identify subject/main clause, Relative pronoun, rest of Relative clause, and rest of main clause:

The boy who we saw studying is smart.

Subject/Main Clause: The boy

Relative Pronoun: who

Rest of R.C: we saw studying

Rest of M.C: is smart.

Strat for Standard English Convention Problem testing finite v. non-finite verb forms:

Find clause, then choose an answer choice that “sounds right”/”agrees” with the clause and the tense.

Tense

the form of a verb that indicates when an action or state of being occurs

three types: past, present, future

Complex Tense:

“Aspectual tense” (convey more nuanced information about how actions relate to time)

Some types:

Progressive/continuous

Perfect

Perfect Progressive/Perfect Continuous