Writing & Language SAT/ACT Practice w/ Ms. Fisher

Dashes (—) indicate a break in thought or set off an explanatory example or list from the rest of the sentence.

Dashes (—) are the same as hyphens (-).

Commas can be used to separate three or more items in a list (apples, bananas, and oranges).

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Contrast transition?

Semicolons (;) are used to join two independent, related sentences.

Colons (:) are used to introduce and/or emphasize short phrases, quotations, explanations, examples, or lists.

Apostrophes (') indicate possession and create distractions.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Reinforcement transition?

Commas CANNOT be used to set off introductory information from the rest of the sentence.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Cause-and-effect transition?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Sequence transition?

Commas can be used to set off nonessential information (extra info. you don't need) within or at the end of a sentence.

Commas can be used to separate two or more dependent clauses with a conjunction (FANBOYS).