Form, Structure, and Sense SAT practice questions

Reading and Writing, Standard English Conventions. 576 questions

The options differ in the form of a word, and you choose the one that is grammatically correct in the sentence.

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What this skill tests

  • Subject and verb agreement
  • Pronoun agreement, plurals and possessives
  • Verb tense and modifier placement

How to approach it

  1. 1Find the real subject and ignore phrases between it and the verb.
  2. 2Match the tense to the other verbs and time words in the passage.
  3. 3After an opening descriptive phrase, the next noun must be the one doing it.
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