Study on the flySHSATRevising/Editing — Stand-Alone
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Revising/Editing — Stand-Alone — SHSAT topics
- 9 topics
- 4 questions on the paper
- 7 minutes
- 1377 practice questions in the app
- Free
The SHSAT Revising/Editing — Stand-Alone section is split into 9 topics, from Sentence structure and formation (run-ons, fragments) to Precise language and concision. The paper gives it 4 questions in 7 minutes. The app holds 1377 practice questions across these topics.
What the section covers
| Topic | Share of the section | In the app |
|---|---|---|
| Sentence structure and formation (run-ons, fragments)Run-ons and comma splices · Sentence fragments · Parallel structure | ≈12% | 244 questions |
| Subject–verb agreement | ≈12% | 157 questions |
| Verb tense and shifts | ≈6% | 44 questions |
| Pronoun case, agreement, and referencePronoun case · Pronoun–antecedent agreement and shifts · Vague or ambiguous pronoun reference | ≈12% | 156 questions |
| Adjectives, adverbs, and modifiersMisplaced and dangling modifiers · Adjective vs. adverb and logical comparison · Double negatives | ≈12% | 240 questions |
| Punctuation (commas, semicolons, colons, apostrophes)Commas · Semicolons and colons · Apostrophes and possessives | ≈6% | 123 questions |
| Non-restrictive clauses; that/which | ≈6% | 46 questions |
| Combining sentences to clarify relationships | ≈24% | 238 questions |
| Precise language and concisionPrecise word choice and commonly confused words · Concision and redundancy | ≈12% | 129 questions |
Shares are approximate: the topic mix of the Revising/Editing — Stand-Alone questions on real SHSAT papers.
How it is scored
Counts toward the SHSAT composite (composite · the sum of your ELA and Math section scores · real composites run about 100–700). How SHSAT scores work
Every question is picked for where you are right now, wrong answers come back until they stick, and it all works offline.
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