Commas
A comma which is used to create a list containing three or more elements.
What is a Serial Comma?
This is what a semicolon looks like.
What is ; (a period over a comma)?
This is what a colon looks like.
What is : (two periods on top of each other)?
A comma which, alongside a coordinating conjunction, joins two independent clauses
What is a compound sentence comma?
What is functioning like a period while sounding like a comma?
The function of a colon which is followed by a serial comma.
What is starting off a list?
A comma used to demonstrate a difference between two opposite concepts.
What is a contrast comma?
A semicolon should not be followed by one of these.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
The "sound" a colon makes which causes the reader to perk up and pay attention to what follows.
What is a speed bump?
This comma separates background information from the rest of the sentence which follows it.
What is an Introductory Elements Comma?
The type of sentence a semicolon cannot be used to create.
What is a compound sentence?
A versatile function of a colon, for example: "I only know one thing: it's cheeseburger time."
What is setting up an example or explanation?
This comma separates background information from the rest of the sentence which surrounds or precedes it.
What is a Parenthetical Elements Comma?
The name for the part of speech which can be used as a transition after a semicolon, for example: "however." (Hint: it works like a conjunction, but it's something else.)
What is a Conjunctive Adverb?
The part of speech which generally should not come before a colon.
What is a verb?