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Tables of Contents for Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat II
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vi
 
PART I Introducing SAT II: Writing
Purpose of the Test
3
1
Overview and Content
4
12
The Essay Question
4
7
Identifying Sentence Errors
11
1
Improving Sentences
12
1
Improving Paragraphs
13
3
Taking the Test
16
7
After the Test
23
4
PART II Self-Assessment
Introduction
27
8
Self-Assessment Test
35
12
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
47
1
Answer Key
48
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
48
1
Answers Explained
49
10
PART III The Essay Question
Introduction
59
7
How to Write an Essay in 20 Minutes
66
47
A Dozen Principles of Good Writing
66
1
The Process of Writing an Essay
67
31
Standard English
98
15
Essay Writing Practice
113
41
Topic 1 with Six Students' Responses
114
8
Topic 2 with Six Students' Responses
122
8
Topic 3 with Six Students' Responses
130
8
Topic 4 with Six Students' Responses
138
8
Topic 5 with Six Students' Responses
146
8
Essay Topics for Further Practice
154
2
Answers to Practice Exercises
156
5
PART IV Multiple-Choice Questions
Overview
161
1
Identifying Sentence-Error Questions
162
52
Agreement of Subject and Verb
163
5
Verb Tense
168
4
Diction
172
11
Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent
183
2
Verb Forms
185
2
Use of Comparisons
187
5
Pronoun Reference
192
4
Pronoun Choice
196
4
Parallel Construction
200
2
English Idiom
202
3
Modifiers
205
2
Double Negatives
207
1
Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
208
3
Wordiness
211
3
Sentence-Improvement Questions
214
20
Sample Sentence-Improvement Questions
214
2
Problems in Sentence Structure
216
10
Incomplete Sentences
216
1
Run-on Sentences
217
1
Semicolon Errors
217
1
Comma Splice
218
1
Mismatched Sentence Parts
218
5
Misplaced Modifiers
223
1
Sentence Shifts
224
2
Problems in Standard English Usage
226
4
Subject-Verb Agreement
226
1
Faulty Verb Forms and Tenses
227
1
Faulty Comparisons
228
1
Pronoun Problems
228
2
Problems in Style and Expression
230
4
Wordiness
230
1
Awkwardness
231
1
Passive Construction
232
2
Paragraph-Improvement Questions
234
25
Sample Essay and Questions
234
4
What You Need to Know to Answer Paragraph-Improvement Questions
238
21
Purpose of the Essay
238
1
Organization of the Essay
239
1
Paragraph Structure, Unity, and Coherence
240
14
Functions of Paragraphs
254
5
Answers to Practice Exercises
259
14
PART V Tests for Practice
Practice Test A
273
26
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
285
2
Answer Key
287
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
287
1
Answers Explained
288
11
Practice Test B
299
26
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
311
2
Answer Key
313
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
313
1
Answers Explained
314
11
Practice Test C
325
26
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
337
2
Answer Key
339
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
339
1
Answers Explained
340
11
Practice Test D
351
26
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
363
2
Answer Key
365
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
365
1
Answers Explained
366
11
Practice Test E
377
20
Self-Scoring Guide for the SAT II Essay
389
2
Answer Key
391
1
Performance Evaluation Chart
391
1
Answers Explained
392
5
Index
397
3
Notes
400