SAT English Pure Memorization

Colon

Must follow independent clause

Prepositions

• Subject always before prepositions (1st step)

• Of, on, to, from, onto, into, in, with, by, about, for, at

  • of those on the counter

  • I paced to and from the door

  • Into the barn and in the haystack

  • And with that the year passes by

  • He paced about the barn for at least four hours

Nonessential Clauses

• look out for other nonessential clauses that don’t make sense (ex: ,had,)→ nonessential clause=comma

Irregular Singular/Plural Verbs

Is-Are

Has-Have

Was-Were

Subordinating Conjunctions

• make incomplete

• S.W.A.B

  • Since, While, Although, Because

Present-Perfect Tense

• Began in past→present (or “Since”)

• Have/has+past tense verb

Relative Pronouns

• Make incomplete

  • who & whom-people

  • where-locations

  • which-inanimate objects or ideas (inside non-essential clause)

  • that-inanimate objects/ideas

Past Perfect Tense

• start & complete in past

• had+past tense verb

Illogical Comparisons

• compares two things of different types

• replace with same type using “that” (singular) or “those” (plural)

Comma Rules

Complete Incomplete.

Incomplete (,) Complete.

Complete FANBOY (,) Complete