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SAT (Fall 2023)
Course: SAT (Fall 2023) > Unit 11
Lesson 3: Writing: Grammar- Writing: Setting Up Ideas — Video Lesson
- Setting up ideas | Quick guide
- Writing: Strong Support — Video lesson
- Strong support | Quick guide
- Writing: Relevant Information — Video lesson
- Relevant information | Quick guide
- Writing: Sequencing sentences — Video lesson
- Sequencing sentences | Quick guide
- Writing: Transition Words — Video lesson
- Transition words and phrases | Quick guide
- Writing: Transition Sentences — Video Lesson
- Transition sentences | Quick guide
- Writing: Introductions — Video lesson
- Writing: Conclusions — Video lesson
- Introductions and conclusions | Quick guide
- Writing: Interpreting Graphs and Data — Video lesson
- Interpreting graphs and data | Quick guide
- Writing: Precision — Video Lesson
- Precise word choice | Quick guide
- Writing: Concision — Video lesson
- Concision | Quick guide
- Writing: Formal and Informal Language — Video Lesson
- Writing: Formal vs. casual language — Example
- Formal vs. casual language | Quick guide
- Writing: Syntax — Example
- Writing: Sentence Fragments — Video Lesson
- Writing: Sentence Boundaries — Example 1
- Writing: Sentence boundaries — Example 2
- Sentence fragments | Quick guide
- Writing: Subordination and coordination — Example
- Writing: Combining Sentences — Video Lesson
- Linking clauses | Quick guide
- Writing: Parallel Structure — Video lesson
- Writing: Parallel structure — Example
- Parallel structure | Quick guide
- Writing: Modifier Placement — Video Lesson
- Writing: Modifier placement — Example
- Modifier placement | Quick guide
- Writing: Verb Tense and Mood — Video Lesson
- Writing: Shift in verb tense and mood — Example
- Verb tense and mood | Quick guide
- Writing: Pronoun Clarity — Video Lesson
- Writing: Pronoun clarity — Example
- Pronoun clarity | Quick guide
- Writing: Pronoun Agreement — Video Lesson
- Writing: Pronoun-antecedent agreement — Example
- Pronoun-antecedent agreement | Quick guide
- Writing: Possessive determiners — Example 1
- Writing: Possessive determiners — Example 2
- Writing: It’s/Its Confusion — Video Lesson
- Confusion with "its" and "their" | Quick guide
- Writing: Subject-Verb Agreement — Video Lesson
- Writing: Subject-verb agreement — Example
- Subject-verb agreement | Quick guide
- Writing: Noun Agreement — Video Lesson
- Writing: Noun agreement — Basic example
- Noun agreement | Quick guide
- Writing: Frequently Confused Words — Video Lesson
- Writing: Frequently confused words — Example
- Frequently confused words | Quick guide
- Writing: Conventional Expressions — Video Lesson
- Writing: Conventional expression — Example
- Conventional expressions | Quick guide
- Writing: Logical Comparison — Video Lesson
- Writing: Logical comparison — Example
- Logical comparison | Quick guide
- Writing: End-of-sentence punctuation — Example 1
- Writing: End-of-sentence punctuation — Example 2
- Writing: Commas — Video Lesson
- Commas | Quick guide
- Writing: Semicolons — Video Lesson
- Semicolons | Quick guide
- Writing: Colons — Video lesson
- Colons | Quick guide
- Writing: Possessive Pronouns — Example
- Writing: Possessive Nouns — Video Lesson
- Making nouns possessive | Quick guide
- Writing: Items in a series — Example
- Writing: Punctuating Lists — Video Lesson
- Lists and punctuation | Quick guide
- Writing: Nonrestrictive and parenthetical elements — Example
- Writing: Nonessential Elements — Video Lesson
- Nonessential elements | Quick guide
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- Isn't the "worlds" in this case a posssessive noun: "According to the World Economic Forum, the worlds three most populous cities in 2016". Like the cities of the world?(6 votes)
- Yes, it is, and should have an apostrophe because of that. I don't know why the example sentence doesn't have an apostrophe in "worlds", but you can go to ask a question and click "report a mistake", and perhaps you might get more info.(4 votes)
- what is the difference between its,it's and its'(3 votes)
- Khan Academy's Grammar course actually has a video on that topic, so you could search for that if it would help you more.
"Its" is a possessive pronoun. You can remember that this is the version without any apostrophe because none of the possessive pronouns (my, their, her, your, etc.) use apostrophes. You'd use this word in a sentence like: "When I was looking for my bike, I found that someone had cut its lock."
"It's" is a contraction. It basically compresses the words "it is", so you use it when the sentence would still make sense if you substituted "it is". You can remember where to put the apostrophe because we always add an apostrophe where we remove letters in a contraction.
"Its'" is not a word, and we never use it.(2 votes)
- Isn't the second question supposed to be "avoid sugary drinks every day," to maintain parallelism? the other two items in the list end in a different fashion, so i thought that was grammatically incorrect.(2 votes)
- Parallelism isn't a grammatical rule and it's perfectly fine for it to be violated. Instead, it is a widely followed style choice. So it's not grammatically incorrect. It would be off-putting, but it's not impossible to not be parallel. Perhaps the author believed that using the "-ing" form of the verbs was enough parallelism for him.(3 votes)
- What do horses look like?(3 votes)
- How do you know when to use the semicolon(2 votes)
- we use semi colon ; between two independent clauses(2 votes)
- Can a semicolon be used in every sentence ?(2 votes)
- No, a semicolon cannot be used in every sentence. Semicolons have specific purposes in punctuation, and their use is governed by certain rules. Here are the primary functions of semicolons:
1. *Connecting Independent Clauses:** Semicolons can be used to connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) that are closely related in meaning. For example:
- **Correct*: I enjoy hiking; it helps me stay active.
- *Incorrect*: I enjoy hiking; in the summer.
2. *Separating Items in a List:** Semicolons can also be used to separate items in a list when the items themselves contain commas. This is known as the "supercomma" or "serial semicolon." For example:
- **Correct*: The conference attendees included Jane, the marketing manager; John, the CEO; and Sarah, the CFO.
3. *Clarifying Complex Lists:** Semicolons can help clarify complex lists when the items in the list are long or contain internal punctuation. For example:
- **Correct*: The final exam will cover chapters 1, 2, and 3; appendix A; the supplementary readings; and the online discussion forum.
Outside of these specific uses, semicolons are not typically used in every sentence. In many cases, a comma or a period is more appropriate for separating sentence elements. It's important to use semicolons judiciously and in accordance with the rules of punctuation to maintain clear and effective communication in your writing.(2 votes)
- so do just take a Punctuation is required to separate items in a list of three or more. No punctuation is needed for a list of two.(2 votes)
- You're right! We use commas to separate items that are in lists of 3 or more. For example, if you had 3 favorite foods you could say "My favorite foods are ice cream, turkey sandwiches, and cheesecake".
For lists of 2, all you need to connect items is "and". You would then say "My favorite foods are ice cream and turkey sandwiches".(2 votes)
- what is a top tip? can I have a top tip please?(2 votes)
- I’m still confused about strong support(2 votes)