Sentence Structure
This type of sentence contains AT LEAST two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
The quotation mark ("") is used in text to call attention to a particular word or phrase. They are also used for this purpose.
What is dialogue?
This word type describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
What are proper nouns?
Puppy
A comma splice in when you use a comma without a coordinating conjunction. It will be found in one of these two types of sentences.
What is a compound or compound-complex sentence?
This is the circumstance in which you would use a single quotation mark ('') and not a double ("").
What is when quoting inside a quote?
Adverbs (usually) but not always end in "-ly." Give an example of an adverb that does NOT end in "-ly."
What are then, there, quite...etc?
Concrete nouns name something you can perceive through your five senses. Their opposite are called these.
What are abstract nouns?
Octopus
What are octopi?
What is the object of the preposition?
Of carrot, caret, karat, and carat, this one is a symbol of punctuation.
What is caret?
Carrot = vegetable, carat = unit of weight for precious stones, karat = measure of fineness of gold
There are eight recognized parts of speech in the English language. Name five of them.
What are Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective, Conjunction, Preposition, and Interjection?
A Count noun refers to anything countable (kitten, video, ball, for example). The opposite of these are known as Mass nouns. Mass nouns must have counters to give them quantity. Give two examples of Mass nouns.
What are rice, flour, cotton, oil, cappuccino, smoke, salt, gravel, cement, etc?
Passerby
What are Passersby?
A compound sentence missing both a punctuation mark AND a coordinating conjunction is called this.
What is a run-on sentence?
"The ball was thrown really well." This sentence is an example of this type of writing problem.
What is passive voice?
What are interjections?
This type of noun sounds like it should be plural, but because it describes a large group as a single unit, it is instead singular. (for example: The Pittsburgh Steelers, class)
What is a collective noun?
Millenium
What are Millenia?
A word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence, set off by a comma, and acting as a dependent clause, is called this.
What is an interjection?
This type of punctuation is used when quoting poetry or speeches, and indicates a line break.
What is a forward slash "/"?
"Is" is a linking verb. Give the infinitive form of "is."
What is "to be?"
In the following sentence: "He gave Sophia the book in the evening, allowing her little time to read before she went to bed."
The word "Sophia" is a proper noun. What other role does it fill in the context of this sentence?
What is the indirect object?
Opus
What are opera?