Revising for the English SATs

1. Revising for the English SATs The Writing paper will have a question on ANYTHING! • It is looking for: • complex sentences • higher connectives • adjectives and adverbs • tone and style appropriate to the purpose

2. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 1. Start with a simple sentence: The cat sat on the mat.

3. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 2. Turn the full stop into a comma: The cat sat on the mat. The cat sat on the mat,

4. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 3. Add a good connective (although, because etc): The cat sat on the mat, The cat sat on the mat, because

5. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 4. Add a second clause that sounds sensible: The cat sat on the mat, because The cat sat on the mat, because his owner was washing his rug.

6. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 5. Now add some (cool) adjectives: The cat sat on the mat, because his owner was washing his rug. The perplexed, agitated cat sat on the prickly mat, because his doting owner was washing his worn, grubby rug.

7. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 5. Finally, add a (cool) adverb: The perplexed, agitated cat sat on the prickly mat, because his doting owner was washing his worn, grubby rug. The perplexed, agitated cat sat forlornly on the prickly mat, because his doting owner was lovingly washing his worn, grubby rug.

8. Revisingfor the English SATs Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence… 6. Much better! The perplexed, agitated cat sat forlornly on the prickly mat, because his doting owner was lovingly washing his worn, grubby rug.