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== Quick start guides == | == Quick start guides for punctuation & some grammar rules == | ||
* see further below for more on all these concepts and rules in the quick start guides | |||
=== Punctuation quick start guide === | === Punctuation quick start guide === | ||
* '''periods''' '''.''' | * '''periods''' '''.''' | ||
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*** if NOT preceded by an IC, eliminate the colon | *** if NOT preceded by an IC, eliminate the colon | ||
*** if another possible answer is a dash that is acting like a colon, then both cannot be correct, so eliminate | *** if another possible answer is a dash that is acting like a colon, then both cannot be correct, so eliminate | ||
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* '''dashes''' '''-''' | * '''dashes''' '''-''' | ||
** separate ideas within a sentence, either parenthetically or like a colon | ** separate ideas within a sentence, either parenthetically or like a colon | ||
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*** if another possible answer is a colon and the dash is not acting like a parentheses, then both cannot be correct | *** if another possible answer is a colon and the dash is not acting like a parentheses, then both cannot be correct | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== Apostrophes quick start guide === | |||
* '''apostrophes''' do two things: | |||
** create contractions ("it's" from "it is" or "can't" from "can not") | |||
** show possession | |||
*** nouns possess nouns and nouns can only possess nouns (not verbs) | |||
*** punctuation can NOT separate the possessor noun from the possessed noun | |||
*** adjectives may separate the two nouns, as in "The cowboy's fast horse" | |||
** possessive apostrophes singular v plural: | |||
*** ''''s''' for singular nouns ("that dog's toys") and '''s'''' for plural nouns ("those dogs' toys") | |||
* elimination: | |||
** if punctuation or a verb follow the possessor noun, eliminate (see examples below) | |||
=== Conjunctions quick start guide === | === Conjunctions quick start guide === | ||
* '''conjunctions''' | * '''conjunctions''' combine words, phrases, and clauses | ||
** '''coordinating conjunction''' (CJ) | ** '''coordinating conjunction''' (CJ) | ||
*** combines ICs (FANBOYS) | *** combines ICs (FANBOYS) | ||
* note: the word '''however''' is NOT a conjunction, | |||
** therefore it must be combined with another CJ or a semicolon if combining two ICs | |||
** '''subordinating conjunction''' (SJ) | ** '''subordinating conjunction''' (SJ) | ||
*** = turns an IC into a DC by requiring additional ideas to complete the thought of the clause | *** = turns an IC into a DC by requiring additional ideas to complete the thought of the clause | ||
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*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | *** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | ||
** see "Relative clause" below for more on essential and non-essential sentence elements | ** see "Relative clause" below for more on essential and non-essential sentence elements | ||
* '''prepositions''' | === Prepositions quick start guide === | ||
** | * '''prepositions''' | ||
** | ** include ''about, by, from, near, of, on'' , etc. | ||
* prepositions create a relationship between nouns | |||
** the nouns or other words that follow the preposition are called a "prepositional phrase" ("about something I once knew") | |||
* prepositional phrases establish a relationship with a noun or as part of a subject-verb clause: | |||
** ex. adding information to a subject noun: "The ideas of the professor are novel." | |||
** ex. adding information to a subject-verb: "The professor was educated at Yale." | |||
* for the SAT, only prepositions that come before the verb matter | |||
* the noun in prepositional phrases are '''NEVER the subject of a sentence''' | |||
** elimination: | ** elimination: | ||
*** for subject-verb matching, the preposition/ prepositional phrase is NOT the subject | *** for subject-verb matching, the preposition/ prepositional phrase is NOT the subject | ||
**** ex. "Books about sailing are fun" and not "Books about sailing is fun" | **** 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" | ***** "about" = a preposition, so "sailing" is not the subject and the verb is therefore matched to the plural "books" | ||
== BIG IDEAS == | == BIG IDEAS == | ||