SAT Reading and Writing

This section contains 15 topics with 80 practice problems and 112 flashcards. Each topic includes comprehensive written notes, worked examples with detailed solutions, and interactive lessons for hands-on practice.

Topics Covered

• Reading Comprehension Strategies — Master strategies for the Digital SAT Reading and Writing section.
• Grammar and Conventions — Master the grammar rules tested on the Digital SAT.
• Finding Textual Evidence — Learn to identify and use textual evidence to support answers, locate key details, and cite specific passages to justify conclusions.
• Command of Evidence — Master evidence-based reasoning, evaluate how authors use evidence to support claims, and strengthen or weaken arguments with textual support.
• Central Ideas and Details — Identify central ideas, themes, and supporting details in passages. Summarize texts accurately and determine how details develop key concepts.
• Vocabulary in Context — Determine word and phrase meanings from context, understand how word choice shapes meaning and tone, and distinguish between connotations.
• Subject-Verb Agreement — Master subject-verb agreement rules including compound subjects, inverted sentences, indefinite pronouns, and tricky agreement patterns on the SAT.
• Grammar and Usage — Comprehensive grammar rules tested on the SAT including verb tense, parallelism, modifier placement, comparisons, and idiomatic expressions.
• Punctuation — Master punctuation rules for the SAT including commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, apostrophes, and end punctuation in various sentence structures.
• Commas, Semicolons, and Colons — Deep dive into comma rules, semicolon usage, and colon placement — the most frequently tested punctuation on the SAT.
• Sentence Structure — Identify and correct sentence structure errors including fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misplaced modifiers, and faulty parallelism.
• Pronoun Agreement and Clarity — Master pronoun-antecedent agreement, pronoun case, ambiguous pronoun references, and reflexive pronouns as tested on the SAT.
• Effective Language Use — Choose the most effective words and phrases to improve clarity, style, tone, and syntax in SAT Writing passages.
• Transitions and Organization — Select appropriate transition words and phrases, improve passage organization, and ensure logical flow between sentences and paragraphs.
• Conciseness and Redundancy — Eliminate wordiness, redundancy, and unnecessary repetition to make writing more concise and effective on the SAT.

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