Standard English Conventions

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Separating Part of Sentence with Commas: Non-Restrictive Rule

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Don’t Mix Them Up! Restrictive vs. Non-Restrictive Relative Clauses

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Making Sense of Relative Pronouns “Who,” “Which,” and “That”

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What Are FANBOYS Conjunctions? From “For” to “So,” Here’s How They Work

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Confused about Auxiliary and Modal Verbs? Simple Guide to Functions and Rules

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More Than You Think: The Meaning of the Present Tense

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How They Differ? Subordinating vs. Coordinating Conjunctions

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A Simple Way to Understand Perfect Tenses: Present and Past Perfect Compared

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The Difference between Active and Passive Voice in English Grammar

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What are the Four Sentence Elements? Subject, Verb, Object, and Complement

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Punctuations

The Two Pivotal Uses of Colons on the Digital SAT

Semicolons on the SAT: Just Two Rules You Need to Know

How the Em Dash Makes Reading Easier and Clearer

Semicolon + Conjunction: When It’s Right and When It’s Wrong

SAT Grammar: When to Place a Comma Before Conjunctions

Sentence Structures

Getting Verbs to Match on the SAT: Subject-Verb Agreement

Pay Attention to Subject-Modifier Placement Grammar on the SAT

Two Patterns of SAT Subject-Modifier Placement Questions: Watch for Pronouns

Digital SAT Conventions

Always Wrong on the SAT: Never Choose Structure “Comma + That”

Grammar example showing when not to use a comma before “and.” The sentence “I have a dog and always take him for a walk every morning.” appears with the word “and” underlined and an arrow pointing from the note “No need to place a comma!!”

Do You Need a Comma Before a “Title + Name” Expression?

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