Vocabulary
the last comma in a list
What is a comma?
punctuation that creates a brief pause; can separate words, clauses, or ideas within a sentence
What is a comma?
a subject and verb (do or do not) get separated by a comma
What is "do not"?
2 or fewer subjects are only separated by "and"
3 or more subjects are separated by commas and "and"
What is a compound subject?
what is acted upon by the subject
What is an object?
AKA tail question; a grammatical structure in which a declarative or imperative statement is turned into an interrogative fragment (the "tag")
What is a question tag?
2 or fewer verbs are separated by "and"
3 or more verbs are separated by commas and "and"
a comma mistake; usually this is a comma placed between two independent clauses with no other support
What is a comma splice?
an interrupting thought that is set off with commas; typically this is an emotional interjection
What is an interrupter or parenthetical element?
a word, phrase, or clause that significantly breaks the flow of a sentence
What is an interrupter?
the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to that is offset by commas
What is a direct address?
a fragment that turns a declarative statement into an interrogative
What is a question tag?
renames another noun
nonessential - info that doesn't have to be there
essential - info that HAS to be there
What is an appositive?
when these get switched around and sound natural, they are _______
(are separated by commas)
What is coordinate adjectives?
when you copy an author’s words directly from the text and use that exact wording in your essay/own work
What is a direct quote?
group of words that modfiy other words (verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) by explaining why, how, where, or when an action occurred
What is an adverbial phrase?
2 or fewer items (no commas used)
if there are 3 or more items, they are separated by commas and "and"
What is a list?
DON'T DO THIS IN A SENTENCE
What is separating a verb and object using commas?
essential information; adds extra information to a sentence
will NOT be separated by commas because this CLAUSE has to be there
What is a restrictive clause?
a word or group of words that interrupts the flow of a sentence and adds additional (but nonessential) information to that sentence
What is a parenthetical Element?
AKA signal phrases; help you integrate what you’ve read into what you’re writing; they allow you to give credit to the work of others and to let readers know how and where your writing builds on that work
What is an attributive tag?
nonessential information; adds extra information that does NOT have to be there
this CLAUSE WILL be separated by commas so that is could be taken out, if needed
What is a nonrestrictive clause?
when someone is talking directly to someone
when someone is being spoken to directly
BOTH WILL HAVE COMMAS
What is direct quote or attributive tag?
this comma goes _________ quotation marks before/after a direct quote or an attributive tag
What is "inside" quotation marks?
limits the meaning of a noun to one particular thing (a, an, the)
What is an article?