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The comma is a wonderful punctuation mark that plays many roles. In this SAT Writing video we analyze how it can set off a subordinated list!
Did Washington considered something appropriate or inappropriate in the SAT Writing passage? Watch this video to find out!
Is it better to use a comma or a dash? Is it just personal preference? This video the technologies to reduce water usage at power plants might just...
What do austronauts and Michael Jackson have in common? Watch this video on sentence structure to find out!
Its...or is it it's? Watch this SAT drill to help unravel that age old question.
Cars and dashes. Yes, we're talking dashes not dashboards in this SAT Writing video.
Who is they? What a terrible sentence. If you watch this SAT Writing video, we'll hopefully redeem ourselves from a grammatical standpoint.
Whom or Who? Watch this SAT Writing video to finally know which one is which.
Wanna learn about Clean Energy Manufacturing and Advanced Composites? We thought you would so we made this SAT Writing video just for you.
Which witch is which? Or is it that? Unravel this mess by watching our SAT Writing video.
George Washington helps us understand commas and adjectives in this fun SAT Writing video.
In this SAT Writing video, George Washington mopes in a carriage. Why not.
Took? Had taken? Would have taken? Would take? Some make options, so little time. Watch this SAT Writing video to find out which one is best to use...
Get some practice at improving writing quality by watching this SAT Writing video on technologies used to reduce water usage at power plants. It's...
What does "it will both" mean? This SAT Writing videos goes over that phrase. We're sure you can't wait to click play.
What's a compoud adjective? Watch the SAT writing video to learn more.
Learn about coventions of usage from the austronauts that landed on the moon!
Are sentence-adds in the context of the essay? If not, then a natural link has to be added. Is the drama carried through? The word "which" needs a...
Where does the comma go? Before "which", you always need one. Except in this example. Non-restrictive clauses are almost always set off with commas...
Conjunction Junction, what really IS your function anyway? Can "but" be a conjunction? Well yes. It is. But it usually has to have a parallel struc...