Check it out! Apostrophes may be tiny, but they show up on the SAT surprisingly often. And while apostrophe questions can look intimidating, most of them come down to one simple idea: Does something belong to someone? If the answer is yes, you’re probably dealing with a possessive apostrophe. The SAT loves testing this concept … Read more
Supppppppppp. Here’s the thing. When students think about SAT grammar, they usually think: “Oh no… commas again.” And honestly? Fair enough. The SAT LOVES comma questions because commas can completely change the meaning and flow of a sentence. But here’s the good news: Most SAT comma questions follow a small group of predictable rules. Once … Read more
If you’re the parent of a high school student, you may have heard a lot of confusing things about the SAT lately. Some people say it “doesn’t matter anymore.” Others say it’s becoming important again. So what’s actually true? The short answer is this: SAT scores still matter at many colleges, especially competitive ones. But … Read more
CHECK IT Imagine the SAT asks you something like this: If xx is odd and y is even, which of the following must be even? At first glance, this might feel like one of those “Wait…what?” moments. But here’s the funny thing: the SAT absolutely loves testing whether numbers are odd or even, because once … Read more
Howdy! So check this out.. Imagine the SAT gives you a problem that asks you to add a giant pile of numbers like this: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+101+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 What do you do? Do you actually sit there and add every single number one at a time? You could… but the SAT is secretly hoping you know a faster … Read more
Sup! Let’s be honest. The SAT Reading & Writing section can feel like a mystery. One question asks about the main idea, the next asks about grammar, and suddenly you’re wondering what’s even going on. If test anxiety or SAT anxiety has ever made this section feel overwhelming, here’s the good news: it’s not random … Read more
On the SAT Reading and Writing section, questions about transitional words are really tests of reasoning. The test isn’t asking which word sounds best; it’s asking whether the connection between two ideas makes sense. When you approach these questions as logic problems, they become far more predictable—and much easier to solve. The One Question You … Read more
One of the most reliable grammar patterns on the SAT involves dependent clauses—and once you understand how they work, comma questions in this category become very predictable. The key idea is simple: some clauses can stand alone as sentences, and some can’t. The SAT is testing whether you can tell the difference and punctuate accordingly. … Read more
One of the most useful things to understand about SAT grammar is that the test really only cares about sentence structure, not fancy punctuation rules. Once you see that, a lot of punctuation questions suddenly stop feeling mysterious. A great example of this is the comma + FANBOYS rule, which works hand-in-hand with periods and … Read more
If you’re a parent wondering how much weight colleges place on SAT scores these days, you’re not alone. The landscape of college admissions has shifted a lot in the past few years, and it can be tough to keep track of what matters and what doesn’t. As a tutor who’s been walking families through this … Read more