Punctuation Marks
What punctuation mark do you use when separating items in a series or list?
comma
Example: I went to the beach, laid my towel down, and fell asleep in the sand.
What is the definition of a dangling modifier?
I entered my new school. My palms were sweating, and I was scared, but I took a deep breath and walked to my first class. I can do this.
1st
What is a possessive pronoun?
What type of sentence is two independent clauses joined by a FANBOY?
compound
What punctuation mark separates two adjectives side by side?
Commas
I want to go to the new, improved theater.
Define a misplaced modifier
A misplaced modifier is a modifier that is in the incorrect spot in the sentence making it unclear.
What point of view is used below?
You need to go through the garage door when you get here. When you go through the garage door, make sure you lock up!
2nd
What is a gerund?
A word that ends in -ing, looks like a verb, and functions as a noun.
Ex: Swimming is my favorite exercise.
What is it called when you have an incomplete sentence?
What punctuation mark comes before a list of items?
colon
I need to get the following items: shampoo, conditioner, and body wash.
Define a dependent clause
a dependent clause is an incomplete clause that needs an independent clause to make sense.
3rd person omniscient is when you know the thought and feelings of 2 or more characters from an outside perspective.
Jack tried to finish his homework.
To finish
Which sentence is written correctly?
Molly, Jake, and me went to see the movie yesterday.
Molly, Jake, and I went to see the movie yesterday.
second sentence.
What punctuation mark separates two independent clauses with a FANBOY?
Comma
I need to call my mom, but she is at work.
What types of clauses make up a complex sentence?
A dependent and independent clause
She, He, and names of the characters.
What is the coordinating adjectives in the sentence?
My mom wants to give me her pearl, dainty earrings.
pearl and dainty
True or false this sentence is written correctly.
And it is spectacular.
False
What punctuation mark separates two independent clauses that are closely related WITHOUT a FANBOY?
Semicolon
Ex: It is raining; I grabbed my umbrella.
active voice is when the subject is completing the action stated
What is the point of view listed below?
Ruby had a dance coming up this Friday. She wanted so badly for Ron to ask her to the dance, but Ron was too nervous to ask her. Will Ruby end up attending with Ron? Wait until next weeks episode to find out.
3rd omniscient
identify the prepositional phrase or phrases in the sentence
The students completed their project in the library after school with great enthusiasm.
in the library
after school
with great enthusiasm
What type of sentence is one independent clause?
simple