SAT grammar

conjunctive adverbs are

transition words

what do you use before conjunctive adverb

semicolon or period

can be used in

comma sandwich but only if both sides can stand alone

comma sandwich can be replaced with

a period

colon or dash is followed by

full sentence or fragment

it must follow

full sentence

it can

be used before explanation (2 independent clauses)

comma + FANBOYS is equal to

a period or a semicolon

dependent clauses can

start a full sentence

dependent clause starts with

subordinating conjunction

subordinating conjnction

although, because, when, until, while, since, before, after

transition words are

nonessential

commas are used to seperate

adjectives that can be reversed

“It” is

singular

incorrect

whom before a verb

each and every

singular

has/have + for/since

continuing today

one word past

one time completion

had + verb

2 actions this one comes first

word pairs

(n)either & (n)or, not only & but(also), as & as, more/less & than

both sides

must match

apostrophes can

be used to make possessives

finite verbs

main action in a sentence, shows tense and changes with subject

example of finite verbs

walk walks walked

non-finite verbs

functions as other parts of speech

non-finite verbs examples

infinitives (to+verb), gerunds (ing as nouns), participles (ing as adverbs)

independent clauses need

1 finite verb

relative clauses need

1 finite verb

relative clauses

that, which, who, whom, whose, where, when

after subordinating conjunction

still need finite verb

you can use semicolons in

a list

generalization

broad claim by abstracting specific details