Parts of speech
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What's a clause?
A group of words containing a subject and a predicate
What does FANBOYS represent?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are some examples for Correlative Conjunctions?
Either...or, neither...nor, both...and, whether...or, not only... but also
What is a Preposition?
A word that describes a noun in relation to another noun
What is a Verb?
A word that expresses action or state of being
The sky is blue is an example of what type of sentence?
Declarative
What do we always use before the conjunction?
A comma (,)
What is Conjunctive Adverbs?
Transition words that appear at the beginning of a sentence
What are the common prepositions?
Above, around, before, below, between, by, in, near, of, over, to, with
What is an Article
An adjective that indicates if a noun is general or specific
Imperative
What is subordinating conjunctions?
Link together two independent clauses by making one of them dependent.
Should a conjunctive Adverb always be followed by a comma?
Yes always.
What is a Prepositional Phrase?
the noun that follows it, and any words that describe the noun
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
What is a Subject?
Noun that does the action or is identified in a clause
What are examples of subordinating conjunctions?
Since, before, because, if, after, unless, while, although, even, though, in case, whenever
What are some examples for Conjunctive Adverbs?
also, furthermore, in addition, therefore, for example, similarly
Is versus, via, and underneath a Preposition?
Yes
What is Interjection?
A word that is used to express extreme emotion
"I am having so much fun!" is an example of what type of sentence?
Exclamatory
Do you use a comma if the independent clause comes first?
No.
What's a Correlative Conjunctions?
Conjunctions that work together in pairs
What can a prepositional phrase include?
Articles, Adverbs, adjectives