SAT Writing Tips

SAT Writing Error #2: Comparison Errors

Posted 2021-07-11

Please correct the following sentence:
1) “I like both tea and coffee, but I drink more tea than coffee.”
Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Here’s the correct version:
2) “I like both tea and coffee, but I drink more tea than I drink coffee.”
or, even better:
3) “I like both tea and coffee, but I drink more tea than I do coffee.”
This is what I call a COMPARISON problem. If you prefer, you can think of it as ... Keep Reading

SAT Writing Error: Faulty Comparisons

Posted 2021-07-11

FREE SAT PREP VIDEOS : McElroy Tutoring founder Brian McElroy explains the Grammatical Error of Faulty Comparisons. Keep Reading

New SAT Sample Essay & Links to All 6 Official SAT Essay Topics

Posted 2021-07-11

Brian has written a sample essay for the new SAT essay format (50 minutes), and provided links to all six currently available official essay questions and prompts for the new SAT. Keep Reading

SAT Writing Error: "You and I" vs. "You and me"

Posted 2021-07-11

Brian McElroy explains how to correctly use subject and object pronouns on the SAT Writing section. Keep Reading

SAT Writing Error: Comparison Errors

Posted 2021-07-11

Brian McElroy explains how to spot "comparison errors" on the SAT Writing section. Keep Reading

SAT Writing Error: Pronoun Ambiguity

Posted 2021-07-11

Brian McElroy explains how to spot ambiguous pronouns. Keep Reading

SAT Writing Error: Subject-Verb Agreement, Prepositional Phrases and Appositives

Posted 2021-07-11

Brian McElroy Explains how to use Prepositional Phrases and Appositives to help spot errors in subject-verb agreement. Keep Reading

SAT Question of the Day - June 25, 2008

Posted 2021-07-11

FREE SAT PREP VIDEO : Brian McElroy conveys some good news about the SAT's score reporting policy, then explains how to solve an SAT Writing Question. Keep Reading

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