PSAT Writing Examples

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• PSAT Writing Skills

  • Graphics+2 topics

    • Graph Interpretation

    • Table Interpretation

  • Identifying Sentence Errors+55 topics

    • Identifying Other Errors or No Error+3 topics

      • Identifying No Error Questions

      • Identifying Other Errors

      • Modifiers

    • Identifying Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors+15 topics

      • Identifying Appositive and Interrupting Phrase Errors+2 topics

        • Identifying Appositive Errors

        • Identifying Interrupting Phrase Errors

      • Identifying Conjunction Errors+3 topics

        • Identifying Correlative Conjunction Errors

        • Identifying Other Conjunction Errors

        • Identifying Subordinate Conjunction Errors

      • Identifying Modifier Placement Errors+2 topics

        • Identifying Dangling Modifier Errors

        • Identifying Misplaced or Interrupting Modifier Errors

      • Identifying Other Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors+4 topics

        • Identifying Ambiguity and Redundancy Errors

        • Identifying Other Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors

        • Identifying Parallel Structure Errors

        • Identifying Sentence Fragment and Sentence Combination Errors

    • Identifying Punctuation Errors+11 topics

      • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Commas+5 topics

        • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Comma Splices

        • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Commas for Dependent Clauses

        • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Commas for Introductory or Interrupting Phrases

        • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Commas in Lists

        • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Other Commas

      • Identifying Punctuation Errors: Other Punctuation+4 topics

        • Identifying Apostrophe Errors

        • Identifying Other Punctuation Errors

        • Identifying Quotation Mark Errors

        • Identifying Semicolon Errors

    • Identifying Word Usage Errors+22 topics

      • Identifying Agreement Errors+4 topics

        • Identifying Modifier-Word Modified Agreement Errors

        • Identifying Noun-Noun Agreement Errors

        • Identifying Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Errors

        • Identifying Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

      • Identifying Usage Errors+16 topics

        • Identifying Adjective and Adverb Errors+2 topics

          • Identifying Comparative and Superlative Errors

          • Identifying Other Adjective and Adverb Errors

        • Identifying Other Usage Errors+3 topics

          • Identifying Conventional and Idiomatic Usage Errors

          • Identifying Errors Involving Commonly Confused Words

          • Identifying Preposition Errors

        • Identifying Pronoun Errors+4 topics

          • Identifying Pronoun Errors: Ambiguity

          • Identifying Pronoun Errors: Case

          • Identifying Pronoun Errors: Inconsistent Usage

          • Identifying Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage

        • Identifying Verb Errors+3 topics

          • Identifying Other Verb Usage Errors

          • Identifying Verb Mood Errors

          • Identifying Verb Tense Errors

  • Improving Paragraphs+15 topics

    • Analyzing, Combining, and Moving Content+6 topics

      • Analyzing Content+1 topic

        • Identifying Sentence Relationships

      • Separating, Combining, or Moving Sentences+3 topics

        • Combining Sentences

        • Moving Sentences

        • Separating Sentences

    • Improving and Correcting Sentences+4 topics

      • Rewriting a Sentence Fragment+1 topic

        • Revising Introductions and Transitions in a Sentence Fragment

      • Rewriting a Single Word+1 topic

        • Revising Word Choice, Style, and Tone

    • Inserting or Deleting Content+2 topics

      • Deleting Content

      • Inserting Content

  • Improving Sentences+56 topics

    • Correcting Other Errors and Recognizing No Errors+1 topic

      • Recognizing Sentences That Contain No Errors

    • Correcting Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors+16 topics

      • Correcting Appositive and Interrupting Phrase Errors+2 topics

        • Correcting Appositive Errors

        • Correcting Interrupting Phrase Errors

      • Correcting Conjunction Errors+3 topics

        • Correcting Correlative Conjunction Errors

        • Correcting Other Conjunction Errors

        • Correcting Subordinating Conjunction Errors

      • Correcting Modifier Placement Errors+3 topics

        • Correcting Ambiguous Modifier Errors

        • Correcting Dangling Modifier Errors

        • Correcting Misplaced or Interrupting Modifier Errors

      • Correcting Other Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors+4 topics

        • Correcting Ambiguity and Redundancy Errors

        • Correcting Other Phrase, Clause, and Sentence Errors

        • Correcting Parallel Structure Errors

        • Correcting Sentence Fragment and Sentence Combination Errors

    • Correcting Punctuation Errors+12 topics

      • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Commas+5 topics

        • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Comma Splices

        • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Commas for Dependent Clauses

        • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Commas for Introductory or Interrupting Phrases

        • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Commas in Lists

        • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Other Commas

      • Correcting Punctuation Errors: Other Punctuation+5 topics

        • Correcting Apostrophe Errors

        • Correcting Colon Errors

        • Correcting Other Punctuation Errors

        • Correcting Quotation Mark Errors

        • Correcting Semicolon Errors

    • Correcting Word Usage Errors+23 topics

      • Correcting Agreement Errors+4 topics

        • Correcting Modifier-Word Modified Agreement Errors

        • Correcting Noun-Noun Agreement Errors

        • Correcting Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Errors

        • Correcting Subject-Verb Agreement Errors

      • Correcting Usage Errors+17 topics

        • Correcting Adjective and Adverb Errors+2 topics

          • Correcting Comparative and Superlative Errors

          • Correcting Other Adjective and Adverb Errors

        • Correcting Other Usage Errors+3 topics

          • Correcting Conventional and Idiomatic Usage Errors

          • Correcting Errors Involving Commonly Confused Words

          • Correcting Preposition Errors

        • Correcting Pronoun Errors+4 topics

          • Correcting Pronoun Errors: Ambiguity

          • Correcting Pronoun Errors: Case

          • Correcting Pronoun Errors: Inconsistent Usage

          • Correcting Pronoun Errors: Incorrect Usage

        • Correcting Verb Errors+4 topics

          • Correcting Other Verb Errors

          • Correcting Verb Mood Errors

          • Correcting Verb Tense Errors

          • Correcting Verb Voice Errors

  • Rhetoric: Sentences & Paragraphs+3 topics

    • Adding & Deleting Sentences

    • Author's Intent

    • Ordering Sentences

  • Rhetoric: Words & Phrases+2 topics

    • Diction

    • Organization Words