Punctuation
comma
What part of speech is a person, place, or thing?
A nouns
What type of sentence asks a question and ends in a question mark?
*I'll take either form of the word*
An interrogative/interrogatory sentence.
What is it called (what sentence structure) when you have one independent clause in its most basic form, like the sentence below?
The dog barked.
A simple sentence.
Use the whiteboard provided to fix the sentence below.
The dog barked
The sentence needs a period.
The dog barked.
What separates two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
What takes the place of a noun in a sentence?
A pronoun
What type of sentence shows emotion and ends in an exclamation mark (!)?
What sentence structure separates two independent clauses using a comma + F.A.N.B.O.Y.S?
A compound sentence.
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the kids played outside until it got dark.
The first letter of the sentence needs to be capitalized.
The kids played outside until it got dark.
When a subordinating conjunction comes at the beginning of a complex sentence, what punctuation separates the dependent and independent clauses?
What shows how, when, or where the verb happened, and sometimes can end in -ly, like in the sentence below?
I ran quickly around the lake because it was getting dark.
An adverb
What type of sentence makes a statement and ends in a period?
What type of sentence structure includes a dependent clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction and an independent clause? Use the examples below to help you.
1. When I get home, I will cook dinner.
2. I will cook dinner when I get home.
A complex sentence.
Use the whiteboard provided to fix the sentence below.
Did you know that pistol pete, the oklahoma State University mascot, was a real person?
The proper nouns need to be capitalized.
Did you know that Pistol Pete, the Oklahoma State University mascot, was a real person?
What punctuation mark should separate the two equally modifying adjectives in this sentence?
She lives in a large blue house.
A comma
What is a special type of verb that links the subject to more information about the subject?
A linking verb
What type of sentence gives instruction or a command?
An imperative sentence.
What is it called when you have two sentences that run together and aren't separated by the proper punctuation?
A run-on sentence.
Use the whiteboard provided to fix the sentence below.
Whale sharks have their own unique spot pattern and they can also get over 18 feet long.
Whale sharks have their own unique spot pattern, and they can also get over 18 feet long.
A _______ is a punctuation that connects two closely related independent clauses.
semicolon
What is the verb called when it helps out the main verb like in the sentence below?
I have finished all of my homework.
A helping verb
Imperative sentences could end in either a ___________ or an __________ __________ depending on the urgency of the instruction.
... a period or an exclamation mark....
What is a piece, or part, of a sentence that forms an incomplete thought?
*I'll take either term.*
A sentence fragment, or I'll take a dependent clause.
Use the whiteboard provided to fix the sentence below.
Before the United States gained independence in 1776 they were a British colony.
There should be a comma between 1776 and they
Before the United States gained independence in 1776, they were a British colony.