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E-book Title: How to Prepare for the meSAT
Author: Jill Hacker
Book Description: "How to Prepare for the SAT" talks to you directly, in a friendly, no-nonsense way, to help you organize your study effort and strengthen your skills for the SAT.
"How to Prepare for the SAT" contains:
* general advice on SAT strategy - including strategy for keeping your cool,
* advice on how to approach each type of question in each of three testing areas (critical reading, writing, and math),
* a list of the most common vocabulary words found in the practice tests in "The Official SAT Study Guide,"
* topic reviews in writing and math, and
* solutions to practice questions in all three testing areas in "The Official SAT Study Guide."
This book is written to be used in conjunction with the College Board's "Official SAT Study Guide."
Excerpt: Nominative/Objective Case
"Just between you and I, him and me have a date for New Year's Eve." What's wrong with this sentence? "I," "him," and "me" should read "me," "he," and "I," respectively: "Just between you and me, he and I have a date for New Year's Eve."
How do you know which pronouns to use when? The pronouns "I," "we," "they," "he," "she," and "who" are nominative. That means that in a sentence they are the ones that carry out the action. The pronouns "me," "us," "them," "him," "her," and "whom" are objective. That means that in a sentence they stand for people or things on which action is being carried out. The pronouns "you" and "it" can be either nominative or objective. How does that apply?
* If the subject of a sentence is a pronoun (or more than one pronoun), that pronoun is (or those pronouns are) nominative. "He and I have a date for New Year's Eve." "We have a date for New Year's Eve."
* The object of a preposition is objective. "Between you and me." "Her little brother came after her." "For whom the bell tolls."
* The direct or indirect object of a sentence is objective. Direct object: "I love her." Indirect object: "I did him a favor."
What if you just don't know? Even if your inner ear for language wouldn't let you be caught dead saying "between we," maybe "between you and I" sounds right to you. Your ear wants to help you, but it needs you to help it first. You can do that by breaking up the phrase. It is more obvious in "Me have a date for New Year's Eve" that the right word is I than it is in "Me and him have . . .." How does the presence of another pronoun change the syntax? It changes only the sound. So if you see a pair of pronouns and you don't know if they're right, it may help to bust up the pair and see how the sentence sounds with just one of them.
About the Author:
Jill Hacker is an adjunct professor of mathematics at Northern Virginia Community College, a freelance writer who contributes to math textbooks, and a long-time tutor of many subjects, including SAT prep.
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