Independent vs Dependent
Because she was late to school.
What is a fragment?
What makes a clause independent?
What is it has a subject, verb, and/or complete thought?
Where should the comma go?
I wanted to play basketball but it rained.
I wanted to play basketball, but it rained.
Identify the parenthetical element:
Ms. Shelby, my ACT Prep teacher, was absent today.
What is "my ACT Prep teacher"?
What are FANBOYS? What does it stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Conjunctions
I finished my lunch, and I started my homework.
What is a complete sentence?
Identify the dependent clause: Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
What is "Although I was tired"?
True or False: You do not need a comma before “and” if it joins two complete sentences.
What is false?
Correct this sentence by adding commas:
The math teacher who has been at the school for 20 years is retiring.
The math teacher, who has been at the school for 20 years, is retiring.
What are the only two comma rules where you will use more than one comma?
Lists & Series and Parenthetical Elements
He studied he forgot his notes.
What is a run-on sentence?
Combine into one correct sentence: She wanted pizza. He wanted tacos.
Is there an error? What is it?
The small secret room was cold and dark.
The small, secret room was cold and dark.
Rewrite the sentence using dashes:
The Grinch a villain in the Dr. Suess Christmas movie is a green and hairy creature that steals the joy of the holidays.
The Grinch, a villain in the Dr. Suess Christmas movie, is a green and hairy creature that steals the joy of the holidays.
What do prepositions do?
What is 'give a position' (in time, in space, etc.)?
While the teacher collected the papers.
What is a fragment?
Fix the error: Even though the movie was short. We left early.
Even though the movie was short, we left early.
Identify the error: Yes I received the notice from the office.
Yes, I received the notice from the office.
Which version is punctuated correctly?
A. The essay (which was due yesterday) is still missing.
B. The essay, which was due yesterday) is still missing.
What is A: The essay (which was due yesterday) is still missing.
When do we use a semi-colon?
What is wherever you can use a period? Or What is when you have two independent clauses?
She hates writing.
What is a complete sentence?
True or False: Every dependent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is false?
The girls took their test raised their hands and showed they were finished.
The girls took their test, raised their hands, and showed they were finished.
Correct the sentence: The dog's mother Cindy had 12 other puppies but 4 died.
The dog's mother, Cindy, had 12 other puppies but 4 died.
What is the order of clauses for complex sentences?
What is dependent before independent?