SAT Writing and Language Drill 4.8 Effective Language Use
This SAT Writing video goes over how to maintain the parrallel structure of passive verbs. It's definitely an underrated topic.
| Effective Language Use | Syntax |
| Expression of Ideas | Effective Language Use |
| Product Type | SAT Writing |
| SAT | SAT Writing and Language |
| SAT Writing | Expression of Ideas |
| Test Prep | SAT Writing |
Transcript
exhibiting working your ability in baltimore It was in the
capital early in eighteen nineteen and was displayed or stored
in various rooms If you want to get in from
the other three things were installed in the rotunda to
maintain the parallel structure of the passive verbs in this
sentence follow the structure was plus past participle as in
was put on public view or was displayed or in
this case wass hung the sentences grammatically correct as is
but it doesn't flow well due to the break in
structure they're using The phrase had been makes the reader
expect another action to interrupt meanings capital location for example
It had been in the capitol before it was stolen
by a band of masked burglars The conditional would be
right there changes the meaning of sentence making it seem
like the capital maybe the paintings home sometime in the 00:01:02.86 --> [endTime] future but it ain't