Commas
Sentence Types
Clauses & Phrases
Colons & Semicolons
Random
100
Explain how to use commas in a list.
Use a comma when you have three or more items in a list.
100
Name the three types of basic sentence structures.
Simple. Complex. Compound.
100
What does a clause have to have?
A subject and a verb that work together.
100
Which is the semicolon and which is the colon?
1. :
2. ;
1. colon
2. semicolon
100
What type of sentence is this?
Before I went to bed, I made sure all the doors were locked.
Complex
200
Is this the correct use of a comma?
I have completed all of my homework, walked the dog, and cleaned up my room.
Yes. You can leave out the comma before the and but most people leave it in to avoid confusion. It is called the oxford comma.
200
What is a simple sentence?
It only has one clause and it makes sense on its own.
200
What are the two types of clauses called?
Independent clauses and dependent clauses.
200
True or false?
A semicolon and a colon do the same things in a sentence.
False.
200
True or false.
You can use a comma to link two independent clauses.
False.
300
Explain why the comma is used in the sentence below.
Will you, Charlie, finish your lunch?
Because Charlie is being directly addressed.
300
What is a complex sentence?
It has an independent clause and one (or more) dependent clause.
300
Name the subject and verb group in the simple sentence below.
The dog with soft, brown fur curled up in the chair.
Subject = The dog
Verb Group = curled up
300
What are two reasons we use a semicolon when writing?
1. To link together independent clauses in one sentence.
2. When there are commas within items in a list.
300
Name the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
400
Where should the comma be in the sentence below? Why?
Despite the late hour I am not tired at all.
After hour. Because you put a comma after an introductory phrase.
400
What is a compound sentence?
It has at least two independent clauses.
400
What is a phrase?
A group of words together that don't have a subject and verb combination.
400
A colon is used to ...
introduce or explain within a sentence.
400
Apart from using a comma and a FANBOY (a coordinating conjunction) to link two independent clauses, what else could you do?
Use a semicolon or use a full stop and capital letter to create a new sentence.
500
Where should the comma go? Why?
'Don't walk on the grass' the guard yelled out to us.
After grass before the closing inverted comma (speech mark). Because the dialogue tag is after the dialogue.
500
What do you call a sentence that has two independent clauses and a dependent clause?
A compound complex sentence.
500
Which one is the clause and which one is the phrase?
A: Despite the hot weather ...
B: Although I was hot ...
A = Phrase (no subject and verb combination)
B= Clause ('I' is the subject and 'was' is the verb linked with the subject.
500
Which punctuation mark says:
'Here's what I mean ...'
or
'Let me explain further ...'
A colon :
500
What type of sentence is this?
The large, ticking clock watched over the small room; even though it was full of people, it was eerily silent.
Compound-complex.
The large, ticking clock watched over the small room (This is an independent clause: one subject/verb combination that acts together)
; even though it was full of people, it was eerily silent.
This is a complex sentence if it did not have the semicolon linking it to the first independent clause. It begins with a dependent clause and then moves to an independent clause.