Transitional Subordinating Gerunds
Words or phrases that help connect ideas, sentences, and paragraphs in writing
What are Transitional Phrases ?
A form of punctuation that sets up and draws the the reader's attention to The Ideas That Come After it
What is a Colon?
A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.
What is a Citation?
A sentence that is missing a subject, verd or both
What is a Fragment?
The acronym that is shorthand for 6 different Coordinating Conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
A form that is derived from a verb but that functions as a noun ending in -ing
What is a Gerund?
A form of punctuation that sorts out complex lists or links complete clauses
What is a Semicolon?
The proper way of giving credit for your citation especially after a quote
What is the Authors name and page number?
When two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions.
What is a run-on sentence?
Name all the coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Clarifying the main part of the sentence, introducing the reader to the topic or idea that will be discussed
What is a Introductory phrase?
A form of punctuation that Indicate pauses or separations within sentences, improving readability and clarity
What is a comma?
The use of second-hand information which is used in articles
What is a secondary sources?
An instance of using punctuation to seperate two independent clauses
What is a comma splice?
What is the independent clause? Dr. Jebediah left the dinner party before the main course was served.
What is "Dr. Jebediah left the dinner party"?
A sentence that cannot stand on it's own and has to be connected to a complete sentence or independent clause.
What is a Subordinate Clause?
Where should the semicolon be added?
When I finish here, I will be glad to help you and that is a promise I will keep.
No semicolon is needed; a comma is needed instead
When I finish here, I will be glad to help you, and that is a promise I will keep.
The action of copying from another peice without credit to try and pass it off as your own
What is plagiarism?
Is this a Run on sentence or a sentence fragment.
I love those shoes it looks really great on you.
A run-on sentence.
What is the Conjunction in the following sentence? Whether we go swimming or go to the zoo is fine with me.
Or
Find the Transitional Phrase in the sentence
Warsan really likes Nicki Minaj. Therefore, Warson bought Pink Friday.
Therefore
What punctuation needs to be added?
What is It rained heavily during the afternoon; however, we managed to have our picnic anyway.
What is ?
True or False: If there areciting from two seperated Authors then both authors' last names are included in the citation.
True
Is this a Run on sentence or a sentence fragment.
I asked my mother to bake chocolate chip cookies.
A sentence fragment.
Identify the subordinating Conjunction in this sentence
I studied for the test all day on Saturday even though I was invited to go to the movies with my friends.
What is "even though"?