Mastering SAT® Subject-Verb Agreement Questions (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this guide, you learned the fundamentals of Subject-Verb Agreement Questions: how to identify them, understand their core components, and simplify their sentences. You also mastered a step-by-step strategy for solving SVA Questions on the SAT Reading and Writing Test.

Now we're ready to tackle two special cases that frequently appear on the SAT.

In Part 2, we'll explore:

• Questions involving the word "that" as a connecting word

• Questions involving "that" (or “who” or “which”) as a relative pronoun

• Why these distinctions matter and how each type requires a different approach

• Multiple examples and practice questions to reinforce these concepts

This knowledge will complete your toolkit for conquering every variety of SVA Question you might encounter on test day.

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Special Cases: Two Important Uses of "That"

On the SAT, you'll occasionally encounter SVA Questions involving the word "that". This word can be used in two very different ways, and each requires its own approach to finding the correct subject-verb pair. Before we look at examples, let's understand the key terminology: