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Kurs: SAT > Rozdział 4
Lekcja 8: SAT Writing and Language Test Strategies- Mark up the test: Writing and Language Test edition
- How to approach sentence and paragraph sequence questions
- How to approach sentence addition/deletion questions
- SAT Writing and Language Test Tips Share Space
- Quick Punctuation Rules
- Apostrophes
- Solving Expression of Ideas questions
- Solving Standard English Conventions questions
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How to approach sentence addition/deletion questions
A step-by-step approach to a common question type on the SAT Writing and Language Test: adding or deleting sentences.
When a question on the SAT Writing and Language Test asks you to consider whether to add or delete information, it's helpful to identify what the purpose or function of that information is.
When you see this:
"The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the writer do this?"
Try this:
1) Review the title of the passage and say back to yourself what the point of the passage is
2) What is the purpose of the paragraph and what is the purpose of each sentence?
3) Say in your own words what the information being considered for deletion is doing.
4) Ask yourself a few questions:
- Is that information relevant?
- Or does it blur the focus of the paragraph?
Give question 8 below a try!
This is taken from a passage entitled A Life in Traffic
When you see this:
"At this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence: <<sentence being considered>> should the writer make this addition here?"
Try this:
1) Read the paragraph actively. Focus on the topic sentence and state in your own words what the point of paragraph is.
2) Say in your own words what the proposed addition would do:
3) Ask yourself a few questions:
- What kind of information would it add?
- Is that information relevant?
- Or would it blur the focus of the paragraph?
More variations on the questions to ask about a proposed addition/deletion:
- Does it introduce unnecessary information?
- Does it provide additional evidence or examples to support the claim being made in the topic sentence?
- Is it repetitive?
- Does it reinforce or contradict the point of the passage or the paragraph?
TOP TIP: Keep it simple – If you have to choose between a choice that will make the paragraph repetitive and long-winded and a choice that will keep the point of paragraph clean and focused, keep it clean!
Good luck!
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