SAT Reading & Writing Study Guide

Strategies for command of evidence, words in context, and grammar.

Overview

The Reading and Writing section measures your ability to read, comprehend, and use information and ideas in texts; analyze the craft and structure of texts; and revise texts to improve the rhetorical expression and effectiveness of language.

Key Topics

Information and Ideas: Central ideas and details, command of evidence, inferences.
Craft and Structure: Words in context, text structure and purpose, cross-text connections.
Expression of Ideas: Rhetorical synthesis, transitions.
Standard English Conventions: Boundaries, form, structure, and sense.

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