Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat II

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ISBN: 9780764104633 | 0764104632
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 8/1/1998

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A self-assessment and five model SAT II writing tests are presented with performance evaluation charts, explained answers for multiple-choice questions, and a self-scoring guide for the essay question.

Preface	p. vi
Introducing SAT II: Writing
Purpose of the Test	p. 3
Overview and Content	p. 4
The Essay Question	p. 4
Identifying Sentence Errors	p. 11
Improving Sentences	p. 12
Improving Paragraphs	p. 13
Taking the Test	p. 16
After the Test	p. 23
Self-Assessment
Introduction	p. 27
Self-Assessment Test	p. 35
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 47
Answer Key	p. 48
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 48
Answers Explained	p. 49
The Essay Question
Introduction	p. 57
How to Write an Essay in 20 Minutes	p. 64
A Dozen Principles of Good Writing	p. 64
The Process of Writing an Essay	p. 65
Standard English	p. 96
Essay Writing Practice	p. 109
Topic 1 and Six Students' Responses	p. 110
Topic 2 with Six Students' Responses	p. 118
Topic 3 with Six Students' Responses	p. 126
Topic 4 with Six Students' Responses	p. 134
Topic 5 with Six Students' Responses	p. 142
Essay Topics for the Further Practice	p. 150
Multiple-Choice Questions
Overview	p. 155
Identifying Sentence Errors	p. 156
Agreement of Subject and Verb	p. 157
Verb Forms	p. 162
Verb Tense	p. 164
Use of Comparisons	p. 168
Diction	p. 172
Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent	p. 182
Pronoun Reference	p. 185
Parallel Construction	p. 189
English Idiom	p. 191
Pronoun Choice	p. 194
Modifiers	p. 197
Double Negatives	p. 199
Punctuation	p. 201
Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices	p. 204
Possessives	p. 207
Capitalization	p. 208
Sentence-Improvement Questions	p. 210
Sample Sentence-Improvement Questions	p. 210
Problems in Sentence Structure	p. 212
Incomplete Sentences	p. 212
Run-on Sentences	p. 213
Semicolon Errors	p. 213
Comma Splice	p. 214
Mismatched Sentence Parts	p. 214
Misplaced Modifiers	p. 218
Sentence Shifts	p. 219
Problems in Standard English Usage	p. 222
Subject-Verb Agreement	p. 222
Faulty Verb Forms and Tenses	p. 223
Faulty Comparisons	p. 223
Pronoun Problems	p. 224
Problems in Style and Expression	p. 226
Wordiness	p. 226
Awkardness	p. 227
Passive Construction	p. 228
Paragraph-Improvement Questions	p. 230
Sample Essay and Questions	p. 230
What You Need to Know to Answer Paragraph-Improvement Questions	p. 234
Purpose of the Essay	p. 234
Organization of the Essay	p. 235
Paragraph Structure, Unit, and Coherence	p. 235
Functions of Paragraphs	p. 249
Answers to Practice Exercises	p. 254
Tests for Practice
Practice Test A	p. 263
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 281
Answer Key	p. 283
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 283
Answers Explained	p. 284
Practice Test B	p. 289
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 305
Answer Key	p. 307
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 307
Answers Explained	p. 308
Practice Test C	p. 313
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 331
Answer Key	p. 333
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 333
Answers Explained	p. 334
Practice Test D	p. 339
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 357
Answer Key	p. 359
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 359
Answers Explained	p. 360
Practice Test E	p. 365
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay	p. 383
Answer Key	p. 385
Performance Evaluation Chart	p. 385
Answers Explained	p. 386
Index	p. 391
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