{"id":611,"date":"2020-09-23T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wojtysj\/?p=611"},"modified":"2020-09-23T12:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T16:33:43","slug":"psat-prep-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/wojtysj\/2020\/09\/23\/psat-prep-4\/","title":{"rendered":"PSAT prep #4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As discussed already, many PSAT questions are based on understanding a sentence, a group of related words having a subject and verb that stands independently. Missing either the subject or the verb, or both, the group of words is not a sentence. Consider the following list of word groups and determine whether they are sentences. If they are a sentence, identify the subject and verb. If they are not a sentence, identify the missing part. Remember that a group of related words with a subject and a verb can also not be a sentence. When?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PSAT prep 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identify the following groups of words as a sentence (point out the subject and verb); or not a sentence (point out what is missing, or what is present, to make the group of words not a sentence):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Begin!<\/li>
  2. Runs around the track.<\/li>
  3. Ali running around the track.<\/li>
  4. Fatima loves to read.<\/li>
  5. Reading is loved by Fatima.<\/li>
  6. If only every student would work in class and be quiet.<\/li>
  7. When it\u2019s time to leave, I leave.<\/li>
  8. Writing all the reading logs and completing the assignments posted on the blog.<\/li>
  9. If only I could leave the house.<\/li>
  10. Read!<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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