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Expert Groups Continued

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.

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Expert Groups Continued

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  1. Expert Groups Continued Writing Section

  2. 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

  3. Idiom Errors • For example… • Complain about • Rely on • Protect against • Attributed to

  4. SAT Question: The high school underachiever did not seem capable to get into a good undergraduate business school.

  5. SAT Question: The high school underachiever did not seem capable OF gettinginto a good undergraduate business school.

  6. Please take out your vocab worksheet!

  7. Structure and Punctuation Stations Groups of 5

  8. Stations: • Commas • Colons/Semicolons • Apostrophes • Conjunctions • Independent/Dependent Clauses

  9. 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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