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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 3.3 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 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...

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 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 3.10 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!

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...

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