Standard English Conventions Questions

26% of the Digital SAT is made of Standard English Conventions questions.These are
sometimes referred to as “Boundaries” questions on the DSAT and are designed to evaluate your grasp of standard english grammar, like sentence structure and punctuation.

These “boundaries’ questions explore the message conveyed within a passage as well as HOW it is conveyed. The need for sentences to be structurally sound and complete and adhere to the conventions of standard written english is essential.

The questions are always phrased as “Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english” but be careful- Form, Structure and Sense questions also use the same thing but instead ask things about subject-verb agreement instead.

Part 1- Sentence Structure Basics

Sentence Structure Basics

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Part 2- Punctuation Commas, Dashes and Colons

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Topic 3- Agreement- Verbs

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​Topic 4- Pronoun Issues

​Antecedent example:
Mrs Peltier took Mrs Peltier's computer and put the computer on Mrs Peltier 's desk.

Instead, we replace those words (antecedents) with pronouns:
Mrs Peltier took her computer and put it on her desk.

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