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Expert Groups Continued. Writing Section. Idiom Errors. What is it? An idiom is a group of words that has come to have a non-literal meaning (costs an arm and a leg) Specifically for the SAT, an idiom consists of particular pairs of verbs and prepositions that go together. Idiom Errors. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Expert Groups ContinuedWriting Section

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Idiom Errors

• What is it?• An idiom is a group of words that has come to

have a non-literal meaning (costs an arm and a leg)

• Specifically for the SAT, an idiom consists of particular pairs of verbs and prepositions that go together

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Idiom Errors

• For example…• Complain about

• Rely on

• Protect against

• Attributed to

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SAT Question:

The high school underachiever did

not seem capable to get into a good

undergraduate business school.

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SAT Question:

The high school underachiever did not

seem capable OF getting into a good

undergraduate business school.

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Please take out your vocab worksheet!

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Structure and Punctuation Stations

Groups of 5

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Stations:

1.Commas

2.Colons/Semicolons

3.Apostrophes

4.Conjunctions

5.Independent/Dependent Clauses

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You will:

• Travel to each station and receive a guide sheet with explanations and exercises

• Review the explanations/rules with your group then complete the exercises

• About 8 minutes per station – so get to work

• Take your handouts with you, they will serve as a review packet for you


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