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 ** SV = "subject + verb"
 ** SVO = "subject + verb + object"
+** CC = coordinating conjunction
+** SJ = subordinating conjunction
 ** CB = College Board
 *** all practice tests referenced or excerpted here are from the [[https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice/full-length-practice-tests College Board Official Practice Test Suite]]
 == Writing section overview ==
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 ** test has four readings passages with 11 questions each
 *** = average of 8:45 min per passage
+== Punctuation quick start review ==
+* '''.''' & ''';''' '''periods''' and '''semicolons''':
+** separate grammatically complete, complete thoughts
+*** periods separate sentences
+*** semicolons conjoin two or more ICs
+** elimination:
+** must have IC or complete sentences & thoughts on both sides
+** if a period and a semicolon are both possible answers, they are both wrong
+* ''',''' '''commas'''
+** '''commas''' do several things:
+*** combine IC , DC, or DC, IC
+*** separate lists (subjects, verbs, objects)
+*** act parenthetically , .... , (like these parentheses)
+*** elimination:
+**** commas can only separate a S-V or V-O if acting parenthetically (see below for examples)
+**** commas can NOT combine two ICs
+* ''';'''  * '''colons'''
+** '''colons''' do one thing:
+** extend or provide examples following an IC
+** can be any grammatical form (IC, DC, phrase), but is usually a list
+* '''-''' '''dashes'''
+** '''dashes''' do two things:
+*** act like a colon
+*** act like parentheses
+** elimination:
+*** if there is NOT another dash in the sentence, then the dash is NOT acting parenthetically (...)
+*** if not acting like parentheses, and there is NOT an IC preceding the dash, eliminate
+* '''conjunctions'''
+** '''coordinating conjunction''' (CJ)
+*** combines ICs (FANBOYS)
+*** note: "however" is NOT a CJ, therefore it must be combined with another CJ or a semicolon if combining two ICs
+* '''subordinating conjunction''' (SJ)
+** turns an IC into a DC by requiring additional ideas to complete the thought of the clause
+*** ex. "I was hungry, so I bought a burger" = two IC w/ a CC
+*** add the CS "since" = Since I was hungry, I bought a burger" = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause)
+* '''requisite or necessary phrase'''
+** just like SV or SVO are not separated by punctuation (because they are necessary or required of each other to make sense)
+*** some phrases are requisite or necessary to complete a thought, which means they are not separated from the main clause by punctuation
+*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes
+* '''propositions'''
+** such as ''about, near, of, on'' , etc.
+** establish a relationship with a noun
+** are NEVER the subject of a sentence
+*** ex. "Books about sailing are fun" and not "Books about sailing is fun"
+**** "about" = a preposition, so "sailing" is not the subject and the verb is therefore matched to the plural "books"
+* see below for more on all these concepts and rules
 == BIG IDEAS ==