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SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.1 Sentence Structure
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What do austronauts and Michael Jackson have in common? Watch this video on sentence structure to find out!

Its...or is it it's?
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Its...or is it it's? Watch this SAT drill to help unravel that age old question.

SAT Writing & Language: Em-Dashes vs. Semicolons
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Cars and dashes. Yes, we're talking dashes not dashboards in this SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing & Language: Who is "they"?
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Who is they? What a terrible sentence. If you watch this SAT Writing video, we'll hopefully redeem ourselves from a grammatical standpoint.

SAT Writing & Language: Using a Comma with a Subordinated List
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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!

SAT Writing & Language: Recognizing Comma Rules for Restrictive Clauses
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Whom or Who? Watch this SAT Writing video to finally know which one is which.

SAT Writing & Language: Using "Farther" vs. "Further" Correctly
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Wanna learn about Clean Energy Manufacturing and Advanced Composites? We thought you would so we made this SAT Writing video just for you.

SAT Writing & Language: Recognizing Rules for Non-Restrictive Clauses
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Which witch is which? Or is it that? Unravel this mess by watching our SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 2.1 Conventions of Punctuation
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George Washington helps us understand commas and adjectives in this fun SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 2.5 Sentence Structure
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In this SAT Writing video, George Washington mopes in a carriage. Why not.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 2.6 Sentence Structure
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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...

SAT Writing and Language Drill 2.10 Sentence Structure
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Did Washington considered something appropriate or inappropriate in the SAT Writing passage? Watch this video to find out!

SAT Writing and Language Drill 3.1 Conventions of Punctuation
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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...

SAT Writing and Language Drill 3.3 Conventions of Usage
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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...

SAT Writing and Language Drill 3.10 Conventions of Usage
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What does "it will both" mean? This SAT Writing videos goes over that phrase. We're sure you can't wait to click play.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 4.2 Conventions of Punctuation
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What's a compoud adjective? Watch the SAT writing video to learn more.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.3 Conventions of Usage
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Learn about coventions of usage from the austronauts that landed on the moon!

SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.5 Sentence Structure
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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?
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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...

SAT Writing and Language Drill 7.10 Sentence Structure
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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...

SAT Writing and Language Drill 4.5 Sentence Structure
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We've got a tense issue and it's not because of a bad back. Watch this SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 4.6 Conventions of Usage
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"Which" can be a tricky word. If you're still confusing watch the SAT Writing video - it'll help you out.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 4.7 Sentence Structure
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Want to improve your writing quality? Watch this fun SAT Writing video to get started.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 5.1 Conventions of Punctuation
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Another fine SAT Writing video on the Job Outlook for Urban Planners. Get your thinking cap on for some paragraph analysis.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 5.8 Conventions of Usage
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"Them". Yep. It's just that one word that we're focused on here in this SAT Writing video.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 5.9 Conventions of Usage
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The word "affects" might need some tweaking in this SAT Writing passage...but how? Go over the options by watching this video.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 5.10 Conventions of Punctuation
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This SAT Writing video is on urban planners. Find out if the government gives them the budget needed to carry out their plans.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 5.11 Sentence Structure
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Last video in the SAT Writing series on urban planners. Home stretch!

SAT Writing and Language Drill 6.2 Sentence Structure
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We hope you know the difference between "their" and "they're" but we're going to go over it anyway in this fun SAT Writing video on The Well-Rounded Curriculum....because how can you ultimately be a well-rounded student if you don't know the difference between those two word.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 6.5 Conventions of Punctuation
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Do you know what a parenthetical element is? Watch this SAT Writing video on The Well-Rounded Curriculum to find out!

SAT Writing and Language Drill 6.8 Conventions of Usage
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This fun video goes over the word "dual" - as in swords fights and pistols right? To find out watch this SAT Writing on The Treasury's Beginnings.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 6.9 Conventions of Punctuation
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This SAT Writing video on The Well-Rounded Curriculum goes over "the process". No, really. The sentence they want you to analyze starts like that. Have fun!

SAT Writing & Language: Subject-Verb Agreement in a List
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Ok Shmoopers - last one in this series on The Well-Rounded Curriculum! All you have to do is analyze some singular and plural words.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 8.1 Sentence Structure
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Ah yes - the age old question. Is it Lay or Lie? Learn more about it in this SAT writing video on the Treasury's Beginnings.

SAT Writing & Language: Pairing Appropriate Conjunctions
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Watch this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings for some practice with words like "neither" and "nor".

SAT Writing and Language Drill 8.3 Conventions of Punctuation
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One word: Hill. That's what this SAT Writing video is looking into.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 8.5 Conventions of Usage
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This passage on The Treasury's Beginnings may need some improvement. Watch this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings to do so.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 8.6 Sentence Structure
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What was the Treasury Office of Accounts comprised of? Watch this SAT Writing video on the Treasury's Beginnings for the answer...while also getting a chance to practice your writing skills of course.

SAT Writing and Language Drill 8.9 Conventions of Usage
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Where? Were? Was? It can sometimes get confusing but this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings will save you!

SAT Writing and Language Drill 3.6 Conventions of Usage
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Affect or effect? It can be so confusing but this SAT Writing video is here to help you out.

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