Homonyms
1. To= preposition; shows motion
2. Too= adverb; means "also" or "excessively"
3. Two= a number (2)
What are the conditions to use a semi-colon (;)?
Can only be used to link two independent clauses that are closely related in thought.
Identify the simple past tense verb:
A. I read books.
B. I read that book.
C. I will read that book later.
D. I was reading that book yesterday.
E. I have been reading that book since last week.
B. I read that book.
Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Verbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections.
Finish the Vine: "Stop! I could have dropped ______"
My croissant!
What is the difference in usage of then and than? Explain the difference and/or use them in a sentence, demonstrating their usages.
1. then=time/sequence
2. than= comparison
What are the conditions to use a colon (:)?
A colon often precedes an explanation, list, or introduce a quoted sentence. Can also be used for emphasis.
A colon must always follow a complete sentence.
Identify the present progressive tense verb:
A. I read books.
B. I will read that book later.
C. I am reading that book today.
D. I will be reading that book tomorrow.
E. I will have been reading that book for two hours before dinner tonight.
C. I am reading that book today.
What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence that is missing its subject or its verb.
Finish the Vine: "Road work ahead? ______________"
"Uh yeah, I sure hope it does!"
What is the difference in usage of weather and whether? Explain the difference and/or give a sentence example for each.
1. weather= temperature/biology
2. whether= conjunction meaning "if"
What is an em dash?
Punctuation that sets off a word or clause and adds emphasis. It can also signal an interruption or amplification of an idea.
Identify the past perfect tense verb:
A. I read that book.
B. I will read that book later.
C. I was reading that book yesterday.
D. I had read 12 books before I read this one.
E. I had been reading that book for at least a month before my sister learned how to read.
D. I had read 12 books before I read this one.
What is a comma splice?
Finish the Vine: " Come to Del Taco, we've got ______________"
"Fre sh a voc a do!"
What is the difference in usage of your and you're? Explain the difference and/or give an example sentence demonstrating their differing meanings.
1. your= possession
2.you're= contraction of you+are
When do you hyphenate a word phrase?
1. to join words to indicate that they have combined meaning.
2. to indicate that the words are linked in the grammar of a sentence.
3. to indicate the division of a word at the end of a line.
4. to indicate a missing or implied element.
What verb tense is this sentence?
"I will have been reading for at least 2 hours before dinner tonight."
It is future perfect progressive tense.
A word or phrase that is improperly separated from the word it modifies or describes.
Ex.
Incorrect: At eight years old, my father gifted me a pony for Christmas.
Correct: When I was eight years old, my father gifted me a pony for Christmas.
Finish that Vine: "It's friggin' bats ______________"
"I love Halloween."
What is the difference in usage of affect and effect? Explain the difference in usage or make an example sentence that demonstrates the differences.
1. effect= noun
2. affect= verb
When do you use double quotation marks (") vs. single quotation marks (') (a.k.a. apostrophe)?
Double quotation marks are for speech, short work titles, scare quotes, etc.
Single quotation marks are used to show direct speech, enclose a quote within a quote, a quote within a headline, or a title within a quote.
How could you improve this sentence to make it more precise and understandable?
" William did a proposition to his co-worker to convince him to switch shifts on Friday."
Change the verb to a simple past verb.
(William proposed to his co-worker to switch shifts on Friday.)
Give me an example of an adjective, its comparative, and its superlative.
good, better, best.
little, less, least.
bad, worse, worst.
Finish the Vine: "Mothertrucker dude! That hurt like a ______________"
"Buttcheek on a stick!"