Units of grammar
Group of words containing a subject and a verb. Smallest unit of grammar structure.
What is a clause
a word used to connect clauses or sentences
What is a conjunction?
Provide an example of a series comma
...apples, oranges, peaches, and bananas.
A sentence that may resemble a complete thought but is fragmented
Who's expands to this
What is who is and who has
What is independent and dependent
Shortened to "FANBOYS"
What are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
Provide an example of an introductory comma
After we won the game, we celebrated by going to a restaurant
A punctuation mark that can behave as a super comma
What is semi colon
One can be replaced/answered with he, and the other with him
Who vs whom
a clause that can stand by itself as a simple sentence
What is an independent clause?
A stronger type of conjunction which usually does not need the help of a comma in the middle of a sentence
What are subordinate/subordinating conjunctions?
Provide an example of an interjection comma
I like the to smell rotting potatoes, not fresh ones, when I wake up in the morning.
Punctuation mark which can act as an = sign, or an ->
What is colon
Describe the differences between there, their, and they're
There denotes space (over there), their denotes ownership (it's theirs), they're is a contraction (they are)
a clause which needs to rely on an independent clause to create its full meaning
What is a dependent clause?
These are some examples subordinating conjunctions
What are: after, although, as, because, before, even if , even though, whenever, why, unless, than since...
Describes the date comma use
What is a comma used to separate the day from the month, and the date from the year.
Denotes relationships between things. You could probably end a sentence with it if you really want to
What is a preposition?
Expanded acronym for affect vs effect rules
What is RAVEN, remember affect = verb, effect = noun
The clause which runs the north pole with an iron fist, tiny men, and an army of deer.
Santa Clause
The lyrics to "conjunction junction"
What are:
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I got three favorite cars
That get most of my job done.
Conjunction Junction, what's their function?
I got "and", "but", and "or",
They'll get you pretty far.
[spoken] "And":
That's an additive, like "this and that".
"But":
That's sort of the opposite,
"Not this but that".
And then there's "or":
O-R, when you have a choice like
"This or that".
"And", "but", and "or",
Get you pretty far.
[sung] Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two boxcars and making 'em run right.
Milk and honey, bread and butter, peas and rice.
Hey that's nice!
Dirty but happy, digging and scratching,
Losing your shoe and a button or two.
He's poor but honest, sad but true,
Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up two cars to one
When you say something like this choice:
"Either now or later"
Or no choice:
"Neither now nor ever"
Hey that's clever!
Eat this or that, grow thin or fat,
Never mind, I wouldn't do that,
I'm fat enough now!
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up phrases and clauses that balance, like:
Out of the frying pan and into the fire.
He cut loose the sandbags,
But the balloon wouldn't go any higher.
Let's go up to the mountains,
Or down to the seas.
You should always say "thank you",
Or at least say "please".
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses
In complex sentences like:
[spoken] In the mornings, when I'm usually wide awake, I love to take a walk through the gardens and down by the lake, where I often see a duck and a drake, and I wonder, as I walk by, just what they'd say if they could speak, although I know that's an absurd thought.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up cars and making 'em function.
Conjunction Junction, how's that function?
I like tying up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, watch that function.
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
I'm going to get you there if you're very careful.
Use of a comma after an and or an or in a series comma
What is an oxford comma?
One can be replaced with "influence(d,s)" the other can be replaced with "result(s)"
What are Affect vs effect
Grammar or grammer?
Grammar