Deffinitions
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Punctuation
Examples
100
a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction
What is a run-on sentence?
100
an explanation of the topic or purpose of a research paper
What is a theis statement?
100
the big car was driving down the road, it broke down, then the driver cam out and fixed the car, then the driver drove to the supermarket, then he picked up some salami and saco shells, then the driver went home to his wife becasue he didn't really know what to do next, he just kept driving home until he got home, he put the salami and taco sheells in the fidge , he made dinner and went to sleep.
What is a run-on sentence
100
apostrophe, colon, comma, dialogue, hyphen, quotation marks, semicolon, titles, underline/italics
What is ways of punctuating?
100
additionally, again, also, for example, finally,like, as, that is, yet, still
What is a transition?
200
a phrase of clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence
What is a fragment?
200
the length of every sentence compared to the others in a paper
What is sentence length?
200
the gray desk i use
What is a prepositional phrase?
200
used to show a letter has been left out of a word, to form plurals or to show possession
What is an apostrophe?
200
Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. Traveling is the
What is gerund?
300
a phrase consisting of a preposition, it's object, which is usually a noun or a pronoun, and any modifiers of the object
What is a prepositional phrase?
300
The numerous ways to start a sentence
What is sentence begginings?
300
used between the clauses of a compund sentence that are not joind by conjunctions
What is a semi-colon
300
used in a salutation to introduce a list or between the numbers in time
What is colon
300
Denver, the capital of Colorado, is the home of the Denver Broncos, the best football team in the US. the capital of colorado and the best football team identify the
What is appositive?
400
of an adjective or adjectival phrase, directly following the noun it modifies
What is an appositive?
400
A word, phrasem sentence, or seires of sentences connecting one part of a discourse to another.
What is a transition?
400
noun,pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb,preposition,conjunction, interjection
What are the 8 parts of speech?
400
used to indicate a pause or change in thought.
What is comma
400
Such as electrical, chemical, and industrial engineering. this is an example of
What is sentence fragment
500
a form regularly derived from a ver and functioning as a noun
What is a gerund
500
any member of a class of words found in many languages that are used before nouns, pronouns, or other substantives to form phrases functioning as modifiers of verbs, nouns, or adjectives, and that typically express a spatial, temporal, or other relationship
What is a preposition?
500
Some modifying elements of a sentence are essential, restricting the meaning of a modified term, while others are nonessential and don't restrict the modified term's meaning. These nonessential elements, which can be words, phrases, or clauses, are set off with commas.
What is essential and nonessential appositives?
500
used to create new words to join words to divide a word and to join letters and words
What is a hyphen?
500
While both sides fought the Civil War over the issue of slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while the South fought to preserve its own institutions.
What is theis statement?
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