Joining Sentences
What punctuation can join two related independent clauses without a conjunction?
What is a semicolon?
What are context clues used for?
What is to figure out the meaning of unknown words?
What are the two types of quotes you can use in writing?
What are direct and indirect quotes?
What does the “F” in FANBOYS stand for?
What is “for”?
If a sentence says: “The arid desert had no water,” what type of clue is “no water”?
What is a definition or example clue?
What punctuation surrounds a direct quote?
What are quotation marks?
Combine: “It was raining. We stayed inside.” Using a subordinating conjunction.
What is “Because it was raining, we stayed inside”?
Name one question you should ask when using context to figure out a word.
What is “Is there a definition?”
Fill in the blank: According to the author, “_____.”
What is any valid quote from the text?
Which sentence joins two independent clauses correctly?
1. I ran, I jumped.
2. I ran, and I jumped.
What is 2?
“The girl was elated, or extremely happy, when she saw the puppy.” What type of context clue is this?
What is a synonym clue?
What is the key difference between a direct quote and an indirect quote?
What is a direct quote uses the exact words, while an indirect quote paraphrases?
Name three subordinating conjunctions.
What are “because,” “although,” and “since”?
Give an example sentence with a context clue that defines the word “habitat.”
What is “A habitat, or natural home, is where an animal lives”?
Rewrite this quote as an indirect quote: “The brain needs rest to work well.”
What is “The author says that the brain needs rest in order to function properly”?