Revising for the English SATs The Writing paper will have a question on ANYTHING! It is looking for:...

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


Turning a simple sentence into a complex sentence…

1. Start with a simple sentence:

The cat sat on the mat.



2. Turn the full stop into a comma:

The cat sat on the mat.The cat sat on the mat,



3. Add a good connective (although, because etc):

The cat sat on the mat,The cat sat on the mat, because



4. Add a second clause that sounds sensible:

The cat sat on the mat, becauseThe cat sat on the mat, because his owner was washing his rug.



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.



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.



6. Much better!

The perplexed, agitated cat sat forlornly on the prickly mat, because

his doting owner was lovingly washing his worn, grubby rug.

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