Grammer Usage
The use of a semicolon is equivalent to using a period.
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A word that separates the subject from verb and expresses a relationship (i.e. above).
What is a Preposition?
Use a __________ after a complete sentence before a list or clarification.
What is a colon?
Give an example of a collective pronoun.
What is a...
each, anyone, everyone, someone, no one, everybody, anybody, somebody, nobody, either, neither?
Give the proper meaning for each word.
Their, there, and they're
What is
Their - possessive word, meaning belongs to someone
There - in, at, or to that place or position
They're - short for "they are"?
Which punctuation mark is used to join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction?
What is a comma?
Name one helping verb.
What is ...is, am, are, was, were... ?
A _______ is not strong enough to separate two independent clauses on its own.
What is a comma?
SUBJECT vs. OBJECT
"Who" acts as the _________ of the sentence.
"Whom" acts as the _________ of the sentence.
What is a
subject
object?
What verb tense do we use to talk about an action that began in the past and continues in the present?
What is Present tense?
This type of pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.
What is a reflexive pronoun?
Name the FANBOYS.
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
You can use a ___________, instead of "and", to join two complete, related sentences
What is a semicolon?
The man, who had been waiting for an hour, was tired,” what type of clause is “who had been waiting for an hour”?
What is a relative clause?
What is the main difference between "Who's" and "Whose"
What is
Who's = Who is
Whose = Possessive of who?
In the sentence “She ran quickly,” which word is an adverb?
What is quickly?
What is the term for a sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon?
What is a compound sentence?
Do not use apostrophes with possessive _________.
What is a pronoun?
Words are _____________ when they only compare two things. (Generally ends in -er)
Words are _____________ when they compare three or more things. (Generally ends in -est)
What is
comparative
superlative?
How is the adverb "yet" used in a negative sentence?
What is placed at the end of a sentence?
"She hasn't accepted my follow request yet."
This type of conjunction joins two independent clauses.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Part of the sentence containing the verb and stating something about the subject (i.e. The man from the shop is a monster.)
What is a Predicate?
The _________ is the most versatile but least used punctuation mark.
What is a dash?
The phrase “the power of hope and perseverance” is an example of which rhetorical device?
What is alliteration?
What is the primary difference between an argumentative essay and an informative essay?
Answer: What is an --------------- essay presents and supports a specific viewpoint, while an ------------ essay seeks to educate without taking sides?
What is
argumentative
informative?