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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? 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.
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!
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...
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...
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...
We've got a tense issue and it's not because of a bad back. Watch this SAT Writing video.
"Which" can be a tricky word. If you're still confusing watch the SAT Writing video - it'll help you out.
Want to improve your writing quality? Watch this fun SAT Writing video to get started.
Another fine SAT Writing video on the Job Outlook for Urban Planners. Get your thinking cap on for some paragraph analysis.
"Them". Yep. It's just that one word that we're focused on here in this SAT Writing video.
The word "affects" might need some tweaking in this SAT Writing passage...but how? Go over the options by watching this video.
This SAT Writing video is on urban planners. Find out if the government gives them the budget needed to carry out their plans.
Last video in the SAT Writing series on urban planners. Home stretch!
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.
Do you know what a parenthetical element is? Watch this SAT Writing video on The Well-Rounded Curriculum to find out!
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.
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!
Ok Shmoopers - last one in this series on The Well-Rounded Curriculum! All you have to do is analyze some singular and plural words.
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.
Watch this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings for some practice with words like "neither" and "nor".
One word: Hill. That's what this SAT Writing video is looking into.
This passage on The Treasury's Beginnings may need some improvement. Watch this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings to do so.
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.
Where? Were? Was? It can sometimes get confusing but this SAT Writing video on The Treasury's Beginnings will save you!
Affect or effect? It can be so confusing but this SAT Writing video is here to help you out.