Digital SAT Standard English Conventions Questions: Punctuation #2

The following sentences are all excerpted from Jane Austin’s book “Emma”. It’s a great piece of literature that would help you improve your reading skills. If you want to read it you can find it on Project Gutenberg. 1. Mr. Knightley, a sensible man about ____________________________ not only a very old and intimate friend of the family, but particularly connected with it, as the elder brother of Isabella’s husband. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? A. thirty-seven or thirty-eight wasB. thirty-seven or thirty-eight, wasC thirty-seven, or thirty-eight, wasD. thirty-seven or thirty
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How Should I Study for my Standardized Test?

We don’t get this question a lot. It’s quite unfortunate. A lot of students think that since they know how to study for a test in school, they therefore know how to study for their standardized tests. However, these two types of test are very different, and so studying varies. Students should be asking how to study for standardized tests! Students will often try to study for a standardized test in one of two ways: 1. Memorize:Students will rely on good memorization skills a lot in school. Quite often, school tests are just a matter of remembering facts or math
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Changes to the ACT in 2025

In response to the shorter, digital version of the SAT, the ACT announced that they too will be modifying their test.  The two major problems students have with the ACT are (1) it takes too long to complete a full test and (2) they often do not have enough time to answer all the questions.  These changes will tackle these concerns, making the ACT much more competitive with the SAT.  Here is what we know for sure about the new ACT: What do we need to find out about the new ACT? What should students do about the new ACT? 
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Top Ten Tips and Tricks for Desmos on the Digital SAT

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Digital SAT Practice Rhetorical Synthesis #3

1. While researching a topic a student has taken the following notes: The student wants to educate her anatomy class as to why it is important for quadrupeds to have different spinal curves than humans. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal? A. The human spine differs from the spine of the quadruped in that it has only one curve instead of two. The human spine is curved in the antero-posterior aspect.B. The human spine needs more support than the spine of the quadruped and therefore has fewer curves.C. The spine of the
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