5 Punctuation Questions in 5 Minutes or Less | Digital SAT Punctuation Strategy

Colons, Em Dashes and Commas, Oh my! Here are 5 punctuation questions explained in less than 5 minutes. You can follow along with Punctuation Set 3 from my materials folder here:

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[rainbats]

anyone else on here the day before the exam?

[vygtfcb]

Hello ! Incredible work, this helps me a lot. Unfortunately, sometimes I struggle with punctuation: for the first question, did we choose the answer with the comma because it is a non-restrictive clause ?

[James-udif]

your videos are just so underrated lol

[DenverCryptt]

Hi, for question 4 why wouldnt we go for just the colon rather than semi-colon, since the ideas are related. Also for question 5 my teacher said that we can only use colon when we have an independent clause before it, in 5 we just have a word 'commerce'.

Please upload a longer video over punctuations, thank you.

[ofkhod]

In the practice tests and on Khan academy I've never encountered 2 different options for non-essential clause separation (as demonstrated in question 2). I don't know if this specific question is highly representative of what you might encounter in the SAT (I haven't taken it yet so I might be wrong).
Also in question 4 the same idea applies - since the SAT is meant to be an objective test they don't give an option for a semicolon and a period if one of them is right, as they are too similar and often interchangeable (again this is what I've gathered and I might be wrong)


TLDR To my understanding you will not encounter a question like question 2 or 4 in the actual SAT, but I might be wrong

[tunarmemmedov]

such a unique video that based for SAT prep.

[sevenmaduka]

I am a student from Nigeria and I"ll be writing the SAT in August. I've been doing khan academy for the most part but I struggle on the punctuation and quantitative analysis. Can you recommend exercises I can do to improve on this section??
Is there a website where I can find the following questions?
Also the classes you have with those students are they paid for or for free??

[kiransatyaraj]

Thank you so much for the material, did I miss something there because I can't find a way to cross check my answers for the maths workbook Qs' since all the answers aren't provided, so will you please help me with that?

[belenorcan]

Hi! In most of the websites, it is written that when the situation is a dependent clause after an independent clause there is no need for any comma (expect that it is contrast conjunction) however in the 1st question you used a comma between them. Can you please explain why?

[veerla_issac]

Sir in question no4 I am confused a bit about the functioning of semi colon and a period because both of them have same purpose as semi colons are called hybrid commas or periods Then why cant we use a period directly?

[aryamandey]

We cant use comma when dependent clause comes after independent right in 1st ?

[LeoMessi-mmox]

when I have a choice like antiquity, however; or antiquity; however, How do I know which one to use?

[kingeminence]

3:14 why can't u just use a full stop there as well they both serve the same function of separating two independent clauses

[nguyenanhchi]

Teacher, I would like to ask a question. When these two markings serve the same purpose, why does sentence 4 employ a semicolon instead of a full stop?

[mnvxxgl]

Hay just wanted to drop in and let you know that the second question in the Punctuation Questions (set 5) has an error, I think the answer is supposed to be B) said, “A fish is never too small to be admired." but the answer is marked as D) said, ‘A fish is never too small to be admired.’” so... ya...

[EyupBalon]

in 4th question, why is A incorrect ? Can't we join 2 indp. clauses with (:) that kinda relate in theme ?

[GroovyMonster]

Would option A for the first question be a comma splice?

[DSATuz]

can we use semicolon?period and semicolon are homogenius?

[ThinkTankScience]

3:03 option b and d have . And ; but they are having same function. Isn't it like that multiple answers are not given in sat

[nurkation]

coudnt understand 4th question. is not there no choice between period and semicolon? they are grammatically equal and correct. then why the answer is not A?