Freshman English and AP English--Error Identification Pointers for PSAT/SAT Writing Section

Error on Green, Paul Klee (1939)

Scholars:

One of the best ways to prepare for the error-identification section in the sentences on the PSAT/SAT is to know the sixteen major categories of errors that appear.  That way, you know what to look for.

Below are listed the errors that you will most often see on these tests.  Chances are you don't know what many of the terms below mean.  If I were you, I'd google the terms/phrases below and learn as much as possible about these grammar issues. You will find lots of great sites with examples and explanations through the Internet.  Remember, you must take responsibility for your learning.  True scholars always do.


Verbs

1. Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Verb Tense/Form

Pronouns

3. Pronoun-Antecedent
4. Pronoun Case

Additional Errors

5. Adjectives vs. Adverbs
6. Parallel Structure: Lists
7. Prepositions/Idioms
8. Faulty Comparisons
9. Word Pairs
10. Noun agreement
11. Comparatives vs. Superlatives
12. Relative Pronouns
13. Double Negative/Double Positives
14. Conjunctions
15. Redundancy
16. Diction

The information above was excerpted from a great book, The Ultimate Guide to SAT Grammar by Erica L. Meltzer.