Terms
What is a verb?
Verbs are words that show an action (sing), occurrence (develop), or state of being (exist).
How do you determine if something is an independent clause?
Subject and a verb
The chirping of crickets rang through the air like a symphony.
For the underlined portion: No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
No change
Every cat in the control group are susceptible to seizures caused by sounds such as the crumpling of tin foil.
is
What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.
What is a subject?
The subject is the person or thing that a sentence or clause is about. The subject is the 'doer' of the action.
Indefinite pronouns like-anyone, everyone, someone, no one, nobody are always.. singular or plural?
Singular
Reading fiction, cooking from scratch, and spending time in his garden is some of the ways Frank reminds himself to relax.
are
Chinese cuisine is like both science and art, it requires experimentation, trial-and-error, and years of experience.
For the underlined portion: No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
art; it
Uses semicolon to link two closely related indep. clauses
What types of punctuation questions are most common on the SAT? Choose one: Colons, Semicolons, Periods, Commas
Commas
What is an independent clause?
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. It is a clause that can stand by itself as a simple sentence.
If you are combining two independent clauses with a comma what else do you need?
Use a FANBOYS conjunction. You can unite two independent clauses with a comma and FANBOYS. Cannot unite without FANBOYS
With only one wish, Gwen gazed into the orb she wanted to see into her future.
For the underlined portion: No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
Orb; she
The semicolon is a break between two indep. clauses
The archetype of the hero is often taught in literature classes through three key works; The Odyssey Beowulf and The Divine Comedy.
For the underlined portion: No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
works: The Odyssey Beowulf and The Divine Comedy. Colon after indep. clause to introduce a list. Also commas between the names of the literature
What is a function of a colon?
Colon’s can introduce examples, comes after independent clauses
What is a run on sentence?
A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses (also known as complete sentences) are connected improperly. Happens when two complete sentences are squashed together. Too many ideas-no punctuation.
Example: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
When can semicolons be used?
Semicolons can only be used to unite two independent clauses
While they are fierce rivals when playing on opposite sides of the net Serena and Venus Williams together have won 13 Grand Slam titles in doubles tennis.
For the underlined portion: No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
net, Serena
The comma combines a dependent and independent clause.
Although there are more than 2000 varieties of cheese in the world. The most widely consumed is mozzarella.
world, the
The comma combines a dependent and independent clause.
What is an example of a preposition?
above, across, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon, with and within
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a comma splice?
When you use just a comma to unite two independent clauses
Crows and ravens are both large, black birds, they can be distinguished by the difference in their voices. The American Crow makes a "caw, caw, caw" sound, whereas the Common Raven makes deep, croaking vocals.
No change, comma, semicolon, period, colon.
birds. They can be distinguished by
Breaks two indep. clauses with a period.
Most parents never think to turn down their water heater, but many infants are burned by overly-warm tap water.
No change
Name one function of commas
Can separate list items
Set off nonessential elements
Link dep. clauses to indep. clauses
Link 2 independent. clauses with FANBOYS