<p>I remember I wrote this on the other thread.
For me, I read the writing section of the Silverturtle’s guide/Sparknotes’ seven deadly screw-ups religiously(like… really) in the beginning. I read these guides on the way to school, coming back from school, after dinner and before I slept. Then, when I felt I had a good understanding of the grammar rules and what to look for in the SAT, I solved real problems. At this point, I only looked at the guides if I made silly mistakes.
Even now, whenever I make silly mistakes, I punish myself to read the guides again. I am brutal to myself! lol.</p>
<p>It also helps to look at different writing question threads on CC.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/782128-post-writing-questions-here.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/782128-post-writing-questions-here.html</a>
This is a really good thread to go through.
Silverturtle, crazybandit, and many others provide really thorough explanations for many hard writing questions.</p>