DIGITAL SAT GRAMMAR RULES
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Colon(:) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-introduce an explanation, description, or a list (even a list of one item).
Example: I went to the store to buy a few items: butter, flour, egg, and sugar.
Example: I was baking chocolate chip cookies: my favorite kind of treat.
What order should a colon be going? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-1. thing being described/ explain/ listed
2.the colon
3.Explaination
Periods (.) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-breaks up 2 separate sentences
Comma ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Used to separate parts of a sentence, usually for brief pauses in natural
speaking
PS( it can also need to be used after parentheses)
When should a comma not be used? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-when there are 2 stand-alone thoughts:
Incorrect: I went to the store,I bought all the items to make cookies.
When identifying someone's full title:
Incorrect: Spanish Painter, Pablo Picasso, is my favorite artist.
Semi-Colon(;) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-connect two related sentences that could still stand by itself
Ex: I went to the store; I bought all the items to make cookies.
It can also be used on a list of items that have commas within each item
Ex: I took a tour of state capitals, including Austin, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Em-dash(-) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-(single em-dash can be used where a colon wants to be used)
Ex: I was baking chocolate chip cookies- my favorite kind of treat.
It can also be used, for a list, description, and explanation in the middle of a sentence, but using
double dashes.
, Ex: All of the creative elements of a film-- casting, acting, cinematography, effects, and editing -- are
the responsibility of the director.
Question mark(?) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-used when asking a specific question
What should you pay attention when having a question about singular or plural possessive?
✔️✔️Correct Ans-pay attention to the apostrophe (') to determine if a word with possession is singular
or plural
Ex:
Singular: That is the girl's sweater
Plural: The boys' favorite game is football.
What are the 3 common words that are commonly confused with no apostrophe ✔️✔️Correct Ans-its vs
it's (short for it is): The dog ate it food vs it's going to rain
Their vs They're (short for They are): Their house is on the corner vs They're going to the park later.
Your vs You're (short for you are): Your book is on the table. vs You're going to love this movie.
How does a subject-verb agreement question work? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Singular subject- Singular verb
Plural subject- Plural verb
Suject-Verb agreement question
Ex: A pack of wild wolves ____ roaming around the neighborhood
A. Is
B. Are
C. Were
D. Have been ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Answer is D
Many confuse this thinking that the subject is "the wolves", but in reality, it is "A pack". sure their is
many wolves but their is only one pack if it said their is many packs then it would be plural
what strategy can you use the know weather or not a verb is singular ✔️✔️Correct Ans-put it Front of
the verb and see if it makes sense
"it is"-singular
"it are"- plural
"it were"- is an exception if it sounds weird to you, but this is plural
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Colon(:) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-introduce an explanation, description, or a list (even a list of one item).
Example: I went to the store to buy a few items: butter, flour, egg, and sugar.
Example: I was baking chocolate chip cookies: my favorite kind of treat.
What order should a colon be going? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-1. thing being described/ explain/ listed
2.the colon
3.Explaination
Periods (.) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-breaks up 2 separate sentences
Comma ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Used to separate parts of a sentence, usually for brief pauses in natural
speaking
PS( it can also need to be used after parentheses)
When should a comma not be used? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-when there are 2 stand-alone thoughts:
Incorrect: I went to the store,I bought all the items to make cookies.
When identifying someone's full title:
Incorrect: Spanish Painter, Pablo Picasso, is my favorite artist.
Semi-Colon(;) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-connect two related sentences that could still stand by itself
Ex: I went to the store; I bought all the items to make cookies.
It can also be used on a list of items that have commas within each item
Ex: I took a tour of state capitals, including Austin, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; and Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Em-dash(-) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-(single em-dash can be used where a colon wants to be used)
Ex: I was baking chocolate chip cookies- my favorite kind of treat.
It can also be used, for a list, description, and explanation in the middle of a sentence, but using
double dashes.
, Ex: All of the creative elements of a film-- casting, acting, cinematography, effects, and editing -- are
the responsibility of the director.
Question mark(?) ✔️✔️Correct Ans-used when asking a specific question
What should you pay attention when having a question about singular or plural possessive?
✔️✔️Correct Ans-pay attention to the apostrophe (') to determine if a word with possession is singular
or plural
Ex:
Singular: That is the girl's sweater
Plural: The boys' favorite game is football.
What are the 3 common words that are commonly confused with no apostrophe ✔️✔️Correct Ans-its vs
it's (short for it is): The dog ate it food vs it's going to rain
Their vs They're (short for They are): Their house is on the corner vs They're going to the park later.
Your vs You're (short for you are): Your book is on the table. vs You're going to love this movie.
How does a subject-verb agreement question work? ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Singular subject- Singular verb
Plural subject- Plural verb
Suject-Verb agreement question
Ex: A pack of wild wolves ____ roaming around the neighborhood
A. Is
B. Are
C. Were
D. Have been ✔️✔️Correct Ans-Answer is D
Many confuse this thinking that the subject is "the wolves", but in reality, it is "A pack". sure their is
many wolves but their is only one pack if it said their is many packs then it would be plural
what strategy can you use the know weather or not a verb is singular ✔️✔️Correct Ans-put it Front of
the verb and see if it makes sense
"it is"-singular
"it are"- plural
"it were"- is an exception if it sounds weird to you, but this is plural
