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Tue, 25 Sep 2007 18:23:50 -0700
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Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar <[log in to unmask]>
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Re: SAT on the Grammar
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Johanna Rubba <[log in to unmask]>
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I don't know about the SAT, but California's new high school exit  
exam definitely tests grammar/usage issues. Our local paper recently  
gave an example in which the test-taker had to choose the "correct"  
option between "fewer" and "less" ("fewer", whether we might bemoan  
the fact or not, seems to be dying in American English.)

Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics
Linguistics Minor Advisor
English Department
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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Dept. Ofc. Tel.: 805.756.2596
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URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba

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