SAT® Reading & Writing: Standard English Conventions
A focused deep-dive into the SAT® Standard English Conventions domain, covering the grammar and punctuation rules tested on every digital SAT®. Seven targeted lessons address sentence boundaries, subject-verb agreement, pronoun case, modifiers, parallel structure, punctuation marks, and verb tense. Thirty realistic practice questions with full rule-based explanations build the precision needed to answer every Standard English Conventions question correctly on test day.
📚 Course Curriculum
Sentence Boundaries questions test whether you can recognize a complete sentence and fix structures that are broken or improperly joined. Every complete sentence requires three …
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Subject-Verb Agreement requires that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb. This sounds simple, but the SAT® …
Open trial session →Pronoun Agreement requires that a pronoun match its antecedent -- the noun it refers to -- in both number (singular/plural) and gender. Pronoun Case requires …
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Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that describe or qualify other words in a sentence. The SAT® tests two major modifier errors: misplaced modifiers (the …
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Parallel Structure (also called parallelism) requires that items in a series, list, or comparison share the same grammatical form. When the SAT® presents a sentence …
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Punctuation questions on the SAT® focus on whether a punctuation mark correctly reflects the grammatical relationship between the parts of a sentence. The four marks …
Open trial session →Verb Tense questions ask you to choose the tense that correctly reflects when an action takes place relative to other events in the passage. Tense …
Open trial session →Course Syllabus
This self-paced SAT® Reading and Writing course follows a 7-lesson sequence. Work through the modules in order so that each skill supports the next.
Course sequence
Module 1 - Lessons 1-4
- Sentence Boundaries
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Pronoun Agreement and Case
- Modifiers
Module 2 - Lessons 5-7
- Parallel Structure
- Punctuation: Commas, Semicolons, Colons, and Dashes
- Verb Tense and Consistency
Practice and completion
- Use worked examples and lesson practice to check understanding after each module.
- Review incorrect answers, explain the correction, and repeat weak skills.
- Complete the available mixed or final course practice to demonstrate readiness.
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Identify the central skills and conventions used in Sentence Boundaries.
- Read closely and analyze evidence, structure, or language in Pronoun Agreement and Case.
- Apply clear reading or writing strategies to tasks involving Modifiers.
- Revise reasoning and correct common errors related to Parallel Structure.
- Combine Verb Tense and Consistency with other language-arts skills in mixed practice.
- Use feedback and answer explanations to diagnose and correct mistakes.
- Complete mixed, exam-style practice with clearer reasoning and greater independence.
📝 Practice Questions
30 interactive questions with instant feedback and explanations.
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