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when 2 or more sentences are mistakenly written as one without the necessary connecting words or semicolon
run-on
what does FANBOYS stand for
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
describes how you do something
example: slowly
adverb
someone’s personal belief or feeling that isn’t always true for everyone. It can’t be proven.
Examples: exaggerations, descriptive, prefer, think, feel, believe, er words, est words.
opinion
Which is the cause?
He didn't go to school because he was sick.
He was sick
when a part of the sentence is mistakenly written as a sentence
Fragment
is a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate (organize) words in the same clause.
conjunction
words that sound the same but spelled different and have different meanings.
homophones
describes a person place or thing
adjective
Which article (a, an, the)
I spent _____ hour at the office.
an
an action word
verb
a person, place or thing
noun
articles that are not specific
indefinite articles
when 2 negative words are used in the same sentence. Only 1 negative word is needed to express a negative idea.
double negative
Which article (a, an, the)
_______ apple a day keeps the Doctors away.
An
why something happens
cause
a word that describes a noun
adjective
a word used to modify a noun (person, place or thing)
article
(the) is used when the noun is specific. It refers to a particular noun (person, place or thing).
definite article
which article? (a, an, the)
_______ state of Florida is always warm.
The
a word that describes a verb
adverb
what happened (happens because of the first event)
effect
Words that contain the same letters but arranged in a different order
anagram
a conjunction that introduces a subordinate (secondary or lower) clause, e.g., although, because…
subordinating conjunction
something that actually happened and can be proven true or false.
Examples: dates numbers, science, historical, events, non-fiction(true stories)