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Important Transitions for the SAT and the ACT

Below are difficult / unfamiliar transitions (and their definitions) that have appeared as an answer in the SAT and the ACT at least once. *I have omitted obvious transitions such as "however" or "moreover".

-ing modifiers (participle phrase) with and without a comma

This page is really short but important. To hit the perfect score in the SAT and the ACT, understand how these two sentences are different. I saw Jane , walking down the street. vs. I saw Jane walking down the street. Though there are exceptions, when “- ing modifier” is used with a COMMA , it GENERALLY modifies the subject of the sentence. I saw Jane, walking down the street. (I was walking, not Jane) If a comma is not used between the noun and “- ing modifier,” it modifies the word next to it. I saw Jane walking down the street. (Jane was walking, not I)

Common SAT and ACT Idiom List

Idiom refers to 1) an expression that people use in everyday conversation or 2) a group of words that has its own meaning. For example, in a movie or a TV show, you will hear a phrase like "break a leg" or "easy does it." In the SAT and the ACT, however, instead of these "expressions," Idiom questions ask students to choose the correct preposition (in, under, over), gerund (-ing), or infinitive (to + verb), that goes along with a given word. For those who are avid readers, these questions come naturally and don't pose much challenge. However, for many students, especially those who speak English as a second language, idiom questions are very difficult because idioms don't follow specific rules like subject-verb agreement or verb tenses. To make matters worse, there are thousands of different idioms in the English language. The best way to study for idiom questions is to simply memorize common idioms, including the ones that have appeared in the SAT...