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  • Colon Usage on the ACT and SAT

    Colon Usage on the ACT and SAT

    Some grammar concepts appear more-frequently on the ACT English and SAT Writing and Language sections than they do in “real world” writing. Both exams are notorious for over-representing one punctuation mark in particular: the colon. […]

     
  • Common ACT and SAT Verbal Errors (Part Two)

    Common ACT and SAT Verbal Errors (Part Two)

    This week we’ll conclude our lessons about common errors that students make on the verbal sections of the ACT and SAT when they go with their gut reactions to questions instead of thinking it terms […]

     
  • Common ACT and SAT Verbal Errors (Part One)

    Common ACT and SAT Verbal Errors (Part One)

    In this lesson and the one that follows, we’re going to cover some of the most common errors that I and other teachers at the Learning Island have seen students make on the Reading and […]

     
  • Tips for ACT and SAT Target Scores

    Tips for ACT and SAT Target Scores

    Here at the Learning Island we recommend that each student planning to take the ACT or SAT sets a target score. A target score helps a student stay on track by giving the student a […]