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1.合并短句，截断长句
合并短句可以让你的文章更连贯，读者阅读的时候思路也会更清晰。
例：The glee club held a fund-raiser, the basketball team also held a fundraiser.
Improved sentences ：The glee club and the basketball team held fundraisers (compound subject)。
2.在文章中使用specific words
少general words，多增加specific images。这两者怎么区别呢?我们来举个例子，car就是general words，因为车的种类有很多，而Benz SUV 就是specific words。在考试的中，多使用specific words可以帮助把物体解释的更清楚，读者也会获得更多的信息，使他们对你的文章更方便了解。
General ：Tom got into his car and drove off.
Specific ：Tom leaped into his SUV and roared off.
3.多运用动词和主动语态
在文章中把一个主要的名词换成动词。
Verb to be ：the use of leaf blowers before 8 am is a violation of local noise abatement laws.
Action verb ：the use of leaf blowers before 8 am violates local noise abatement laws.
4.用动词替代句子中的某一个重要的名词或形容词
Verb to be ：The quarterback’s wretched performance was a disgrace to his team.
Action verb ：The quarterback’s wretched performance humiliated his team.
5.使用简单词汇
在写作中，有的同学习惯使用一些例如 ugly as sin, pretty as a picture之类的词汇。在这里，小山菌建议大家不要使用这类词汇。因为在使用这些词汇的时候，会给读者一种陈词滥调、平淡无味的感觉，更有可能使读者误会你本身的意思。
General ：I was shaking in my boots before the interview,but I was happy as a lark when the personnel manager offered me the job.
Improved ：I was terrified before the interview, but I was ecstatic when the personnel manager offered me the job.
6.避免使用俚语
SAT的写作，要求的是一篇有专业性的写作，而不是一篇日记或随笔，所以俚语不应该在SAT的考试中出现。就好像是高考作文中，考生把“我要去…”写成“俺要去…”加有地方方言的语言方式。
例：Brian’s mother reprimanded him for blowing his physic test.
Improved ：Brian’s mother reprimanded him for failing his physic test.
写作的时候，尽量的使用简单易懂的词汇语句，可以使读者更清楚的明白你的立场和你文章的目的。要记住，SAT写作不是考察你的生词量，而是在考察你是否能将你的想法通过文字的方式传递给读者。
例 ：To facilitate input by the maximum number of potential purchasers, questionnaires were designed and posted well in advance of the launch of the promotional marketing campaign.
Improved ：Before we began advertising, we designed and mailed a marketing survey to find out what customers were looking for.
通过比较，我们可以清楚的明白，上面的句子，使用了一些不必要的词汇，而导致句子看上去繁琐难懂。下面的句子，经过编改，变得简单易懂。