Bellwork:1. Pick up the two handouts & your SAT book2. Answer the warm-up question below.

Neither of the puppies are interested in playing with the toy carrot, A B Despite their owner’s attempts to capture their attention with it. No error. C D E(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Warm-Up AnswerNeither of the puppies are interested in playing with the toy carrot, A B Despite their owner’s attempts to capture their attention with it. No error. C D E(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

Answer: AThe error in this sentence occurs at (A), where there is a problem with subject/verb agreement. The use of the subject “neither of the pupies” is singular, and therefore needs a singular verb “is.”

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

•What am I going to do today?•Warm-Up• Continuation of Identifying Sentence Errors• Faulty Comparisons•Word Pairs• Create word pair flash cards• Review Reading Comprehension• Create Vocab & Morpheme Flash Cards• Continue Reading Busted

•How will I show I learned it?•HW: Get SAT book, and INDEX CARDS• Start studying Vocab Flashcards

REVIEW: Steps for Identifying Errors

1. Read the sentence and try to hear the error2. Cross out Prepositional Phrases & Nonessential Clauses3. Eliminate underlined choices that you know are correct.4. Check for errors among the remaining choices.5. If all else fails, go with E.

Faulty Comparisons• Compare things to things and people to people.

HINT: “More than,” “better than,” “less than,” and “(un)like” are your cues!

What’s WRONG with this sentence?

In twentieth century America, Norman Rockwell’s art was

better known than Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.

Person

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Fixing Faulty Comparisons

In twentieth century America, Norman Rockwell’s art was better known than Russian

painter Wassily Kandinsky.

In twentieth century America, Norman Rockwell’s art was better known than

that of Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.

Faulty Comparison Practice

The writings of John Locke, unlike Thomas Hobbes, emphasize A B C

the idea that people are by nature both reasonable and tolerant.

DNo error E

Practice

The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was once more A

widely read and was more popular in high schools in the United B C States than Charlotte Brontë. No error D E

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Faulty Comparison Practice

Unlike American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright did not draw on classical or European architecture for inspiration.

(A) Unlike American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright

(B) Unlike the inspiration of American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright

(C) Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, unlike American architects who preceded him,

(D) Different from the American architects who preceded him, Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs

(E) Frank Lloyd Wright’s inspirations, different from American architects who preceded him,

Practice Handout!Faulty Comparisons

Word PairsThese need to appear together. If they don’t, that’s the error.

Pairs Examples

Either…or Either the company’s president or her assistant will be present at the meeting this afternoon.

Neither…nor According to the politician, neither the recent crisis nor any other period of economic turmoil had been caused by environmental protection policies.

Not only…but also Apples not only taste very good, but they also contain numerous essential vitamins and minerals.

Word PairsThese need to appear together. If they don’t, that’s the error.

Pairs Examples

As…as Although she began training later than many other gymnasts, Jessica is just as good an athlete as many of her competitors.

Just as…so Just as Thomas Edison is known for inventing the electric light bulb, so Albert Einstein is known for developing a theory of general relativity.

At once…and The politician is at once controversial because of his refusal to compromise and beloved because of his personal charisma.

Word Pair Sample Questions

Across the United States, companies are taking advantage A

not only of retirees’ expertise and in addition their desire to stay B C D

involved and engaged with the world through work. No error E

Practice

It is almost as difficult to find consistent information about A

the Fort Pillow incident during the American Civil War than it is Bto determine the moral significance of its outcome. No error C D E

Practice Handout!Word Pairs

Create Word Pair Index Cards

Either…Or

Well, I guess he’s either a genius or a madman.

Practice—Identifying Sentence Errors

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STRATEGIES!!1. Read the sentence and try to hear

the error2. Cross out Prepositional Phrases &

Nonessential Clauses3. Eliminate underlined choices that

you know are correct.4. Check for errors among the

remaining choices.5. If all else fails, go with E.

Practice– (Completing the Sentence) Page 402 # 1-81. Read the sentence• DON’T LOOK AT THE ANSWERS!

2. Choose a guideword• “guideword”: a simple word of your own vocabulary that would

fit• Look for definitions hidden within the sentence• If you can’t choose a guideword, FEEL it

• Try writing + or - to denote connotation

3. Look for “changeup” or “continuing” words4. For double blanks, eliminate one• Hint: the easiest to figure out is usually the second, not the first• Identify the relationship between the pair

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Vocabulary Flashcards

(n) A thing or event that existed before

SYN: forerunner; precursor

Landlines were the antecedents for cell phones.