SAT Grammar
How can you separate two complete sentences?—ANSWER--1. A period-
Go to them. They need you.
2. A semicolon- Go to them; they need you.
3. ", and" ", but" ", as" - They were winning, but we took the lead.
4- A colon : (only use if 1st sentence causes 2nd or if 2nd one is an
example)
5- a Hypen
Subject—ANSWER--Noun that performs the action
Verb—ANSWER--action word that the subject performs
Adjective—ANSWER--word that describes a noun
Adverb—ANSWER--Word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another
adverb.
,(Usually end in -ly)
ex. Slowly
ex. "I did bad on that test." WRONG
ex. "I did badly on that test." GOOD
Preposition—ANSWER--Small connecting word that shows relationship
above
below
in
of
outside of
inside of
to
from
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,What are the 3 types of Objects?—ANSWER--1- Direct Object
2- Indirect Object
3- Object of the preposition
Direct Object
e.g. John passed the puck to Elizabeth.—ANSWER--Answers the question
"Who?" or "What?"
Indirect Object
e.g. John passed the puck to Elizabeth.—ANSWER--Answers the question
"To Whom?" or "For Whom?"
Indirect object is Elizabeth.
Object of the preposition—ANSWER--The noun that comes after the
preposition
"to the store"
, "above the floor"
"Below the attic"
"around the corner, up the street, down the road"
Can the subject of a sentence exist as an object of the preposition?—
ANSWER--NO
Can the subject of a sentence exist as direct object?—ANSWER--NO
Can the subject of a sentence exist as an indirect object?—ANSWER--NO
What do you do when more than 1 answer is grammatically correct?
(as in, they don't violate any rules of grammar)—ANSWER--You pick the
shortest one!
Match the TONE (formal or informal)
What does the colon : do?
(The hyphen - does the same things)—ANSWER--1. It introduces a list.
ex. We need three things: crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.
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How can you separate two complete sentences?—ANSWER--1. A period-
Go to them. They need you.
2. A semicolon- Go to them; they need you.
3. ", and" ", but" ", as" - They were winning, but we took the lead.
4- A colon : (only use if 1st sentence causes 2nd or if 2nd one is an
example)
5- a Hypen
Subject—ANSWER--Noun that performs the action
Verb—ANSWER--action word that the subject performs
Adjective—ANSWER--word that describes a noun
Adverb—ANSWER--Word that describes an adjective, a verb, or another
adverb.
,(Usually end in -ly)
ex. Slowly
ex. "I did bad on that test." WRONG
ex. "I did badly on that test." GOOD
Preposition—ANSWER--Small connecting word that shows relationship
above
below
in
of
outside of
inside of
to
from
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
,What are the 3 types of Objects?—ANSWER--1- Direct Object
2- Indirect Object
3- Object of the preposition
Direct Object
e.g. John passed the puck to Elizabeth.—ANSWER--Answers the question
"Who?" or "What?"
Indirect Object
e.g. John passed the puck to Elizabeth.—ANSWER--Answers the question
"To Whom?" or "For Whom?"
Indirect object is Elizabeth.
Object of the preposition—ANSWER--The noun that comes after the
preposition
"to the store"
, "above the floor"
"Below the attic"
"around the corner, up the street, down the road"
Can the subject of a sentence exist as an object of the preposition?—
ANSWER--NO
Can the subject of a sentence exist as direct object?—ANSWER--NO
Can the subject of a sentence exist as an indirect object?—ANSWER--NO
What do you do when more than 1 answer is grammatically correct?
(as in, they don't violate any rules of grammar)—ANSWER--You pick the
shortest one!
Match the TONE (formal or informal)
What does the colon : do?
(The hyphen - does the same things)—ANSWER--1. It introduces a list.
ex. We need three things: crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
