Comma Rules
Sentence Types
Parts of Speech
Organizational Types
Paragraph parts
100
Direct Address
What are the commas called when used to separate off a person's name who is being addressed directly?
100
Simple sentence
What is an independent clause?
100
nouns
What is the part of speech that names people, places, or things?
100
Chronological
What organizational pattern shows "time?"
100
Topic sentence
What part of a paragraph tells the reader what the paragraph is about?
200
Parenthetical Expression
What is the comma rule for separating out common expressions like "of course," "in fact," or "however" called?
200
Compound sentence
What type of sentence is created by connecting two independent clauses together?
200
Adverbs
What part of speech usually ends in ly and modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs?
200
spatial transitions
What type of transitions are the following: next to, between, along, behind, overhead, far out, to the right, etc.?
200
conclusion
What part of the paragraph ties together or summarizes the whole paragraph?
300
Appositive
What is the comma rule called to set off additional information?
300
conjunctive adverb
What connects two independent clauses together proceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma?
300
interjection
What part of speech is used to show strong emotion?
300
Order of importance
What type of organization lists things according to least or most?
300
identifies topic and states the controlling idea
What are the two parts of a topic sentence?
400
Dependent or subordinating CLAUSE
What is the comma rule for separating off clauses that start with words like "although, since, because, etc."
400
complex sentence
What type of sentence is created with one dependent clause and at least one independent clause?
400
prepositions
What part of speech introduces a phrase and indicates time or location?
400
transitions
What do we call words or phrases that help one's writing flow better?
400
Indent
What should one do to start a new paragraph?
500
FANBOYS
What do we call coordinating conjunctions that connect sentences together?
500
subordinating conjunction
What type of conjunction creates a dependent clause?
500
Verb
What part of speech shows action?
500
semicolon
What type of punctuation goes before a conjunctive adverb?
500
Facts, examples, explanations, details
What goes into the body of the paragraph?
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