Commas
How is the following sentence correctly punctuated?
For lunch I brought a sandwich chips an apple and juice.
What is:
For lunch I brouht a sandwich, chips, an apple, and juice.
What are independent clauses.
A SWABIs connects these kind of clauses.
What is an independent clauses and a dependent clause.
This is called a simple sentence, or a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause.
This pronoun is always capitalized.
What is "I"
The program’s clear guideline’s make participation painless and enjoyable for everyone.
Which correction should be made to this sentence?
A. Change guideline’s to guidelines.
B. Change make to makes.
C. Change and to but.
D. Change for to by.
What is A. Change guideline's to guidelines.
A sentence that uses a comma FANBOY is known as a _________ sentence.
What is a compound sentence.
A sentence that has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause is known as a _____________ sentence.
What is a complex sentence.
A group of words that is missing a subject, verb, and/or a complete thought.
What is a dependent clause.
We always capitalize the _____ letter of the first word in a sentence.
What is first.
How would the following sentence be punctuated?
Her long shiny hair blew in the wind.
A. As it is.
B. Her long and shiny hair blew in the wind.
C. Her long, shiny hair blew in the wind.
D. Her long shiny hair blowed in the wind.
Because is a FANBOYs (coordinating conjunction).
What is false. Because is a SWABIs (subordinating conjunction)
Identify the SWABIs in the following sentence:
He will empty the dishwasher after he folds the laundry.
What is after.
True or False, the following is an independent clause:
It was raining.
True or False:
We only capitalize the first letter of a quote if it is an incomplete sentence.
What is false. We capitalize the first letter of a quote if it is a complete sentence.
Beginning February 16, 2014 our school will join the Count-Your-Steps walking program.
In this sentence, how is February 16, 2014 our school correctly written?
A. February 16, 2014, our school
B. February 16, 2014 our school,
C. February 16, 2014, our school,
D. As it is
What is A. February 16, 2014, our school
What FANBOYS is most appropriate to combine the following sentences:
Trinity was supposed to join us for dinner. I asked the waitress for an extra menu.
A. But
B. Yet
C. For
D. So
What is D. So
How is the following sentence correctly punctuated?
When I don't have coffee in the morning I am tired all day.
What is:
When I don't have coffee in the morning, I am tired all day.
When a sentence begins with a dependent clause and is followed by an independent clause, we do not use a comma.
What is false. When a sentence begins with a dependent clause, we use a comma to separate the dependent clause from the independent clause.
We capitalize all of the following except:
A. days of the week
B. months of the year
C. seasons
D. holidays
What is C. seasons
How is the quote correctly punctuated?
Ms. Smith said "be sure to pay attention in class"!
What is:
Ms. Smith said, "Be sure to pay attention in class!"
Amanda looked in many places for her keys, but, she never found them.
In this sentence, how is keys, but, she correctly written?
A. keys but she
B. keys but, she
C. keys, but she
D. As it is
What is C. keys, but she
How is the following sentence correctly punctuated?
I am going to the movies as soon as I finish my chores.
What is:
As it is.
These three things are needed for a sentence to be considered an independent clause.
What is a subject (noun), a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
There will be a full Moon on my birthday, October 31, which also happens to be Halloween, my favorite holiday.
What changes need to be made?
A. change Moon to moon
B. change birthday to Birthday
C. change Halloween to halloween
D. change holiday to Holiday
What is A. change Moon to moon