Punctuation
This punctuation is used with FANBOYS
What is a comma?
The movie was more exciting than the book.
Which word is a comparative adjective?
What is “more exciting”?
“She went to the store to buy some groceries.”
Which word is a personal pronoun?
What is “She”?
“The dog ran across the yard.”
Which word is a common noun?
What is “dog” or “yard”?
“I wanted to go to the game, but it started raining.”
What is the coordinating conjunction?
What is “but”?
"I wanted to go to the game however I had homework."
What is the correct punctuation after "game"?
What is a comma or semicolon?
"He bought the cheapest tickets available for the concert.”
Which word is a superlative adjective?
What is “cheapest”?
“They finished their homework before dinner.”
Identify the personal and possessive pronouns
Personal pronoun: “They”; Possessive pronoun: “their”
The only noun that's capitalized
Proper noun
3 kinds of conjunctions
what is coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions
What punctuation should go after "following"?
What is a colon?
“The cookies smell delicious, but the cake looks even better.”
Which words are predicate adjectives?
What are “delicious” and “better”?
“Everyone in the class submitted their project on time.”
Which pronouns are indefinite and possessive?
Indefinite pronoun: “Everyone”; Possessive pronoun: “their”
“The teacher gave instructions to the students before the test.”
Which words are collective nouns?
What is “students”?
“You can have pizza or pasta for dinner.”
What type of conjunction is used here?
What is a coordinating conjunction
"Maria said I can't believe you forgot your keys again."
What punctuation mark is missing after "said"?
What is a comma and quotation?
“A French chef prepared a delicious, mouth-watering meal.”
Which word is a proper adjective, and which words are descriptive adjectives?
Proper adjective: “French” descriptive adjectives: “delicious,” “mouth-watering”
“The teacher, who was very strict, returned the graded papers.”
Which word is a relative pronoun?
What is “who”?
“Happiness comes from helping others.”
Which word is an abstract noun?
What is “Happiness”?
“He didn’t go to school because he was feeling sick.”
Which word is the subordinating conjunction?
What is “because”?
"There's only one thing I want for my birthday a new laptop"
What punctuation mark comes after "birthday"?
What is a colon?
“Her explanation seemed clearer than the last one.”
Which adjective is comparative, and what is it comparing?
What is “clearer”? It compares her current explanation to the last one.
“She looked at herself in the mirror and smiled.”
Which pronoun is reflexive?
Answer: What is “herself”?
“The flock of birds flew across the sky.”
Which word is a collective noun?
What is “flock”?
“Although he was exhausted, he kept running so that he could finish the race.”
What are the TWO subordinating conjunctions?
What are “Although” and “so that”?