Commas
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
When I got home I realized I forgot my backpack at school.
When I got home[,] I realized I forgot my backpack at school.
Identify the sentence type:
Although the storm had passed, the streets were still flooded with water.
Complex- Dependent + Independent.
Identify the adjectives:
The clueless superhero accidentally saved the city with a glittery explosion.
The clueless superhero accidentally saved the city with a glittery explosion.
Fill in the blank:
Commas always go __________ the FANBOY conjunction in a compound sentence.
before/ in front of
Fill in the blank:
a ___________ is a word that shows position, direction, or relation to something.
preposition
Revise the following sentence with what you know about commas:
Mr. Willis yelled "Kids are getting ready for summer."
"I know" Mr. Dial responded.
Mr. Willis yelled[,] "Kids are getting ready for summer."
"I know[,]"Mr. Dial responded.
Identify the sentence type:
Iron Man and Wolverine wake up daily to workout and to eat bacon.
Simple
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
Scooby-Doo likes mysteries, especially when the villain is hiding in plain sight.
likes, is hiding
Scooby-Doo LIKES mysteries, especially when the villain IS HIDING in plain sight.
Fill in the blank:
Use a comma when _________ or _________ quotes or dialogue.
Use a comma when STARTING or ENDING quotes or dialogue.
What kind of conjunction starts a dependent clause?
Subordinating Conjunction
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
Our principal, Mr. Haire, announced, a new rule, about phones during lunch.
Our principal, Mr. Haire, announced a new rule about phones during lunch.
Identify the sentence type:
Even though he was nervous, he presented his project in front of the class, and his classmates gave him a round of applause.
Compound- Complex: Dependent + Independent + Independent
Identify the bolded word and what it modifies:
My older sister quickly completed her homework after dinner.
adverb, and it modifies completed
Fill in the blanks:
Use a comma _____________ any FANBOY conjunction that links _____ ____________________ clauses.
Use a comma BEFORE any FANBOY conjunction that links TWO INDEPENDENT clauses.
What are the two formulas for a complex sentence?
ONE: Dependent + Comma + Independent
TWO: Independent + Dependent
Revise the following sentence using the comma rules:
The movie was long boring and confusing so we left early.
The movie was long[,] boring[,] and confusing[,] so we left early.
Change the simple sentence into a complex sentence.
The student failed the class.
Answers very: should have added a dependent clause
Identify the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.
Up, To, Of
Jack and Jill went UP the hill TO fetch a pail OF water.
What is the sentence formula for a compound/ complex sentence?
Dependent + comma + independent + comma + conjunction + independent
MUST HAVE COMMAS
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
Phrases can have a subject, or a predicate, or neither but NOT BOTH.
Clauses have to have BOTH a subject and a predicate.
Revise the following sentence with the comma rules:
Even though I studied for hours, I still felt nervous, about the quiz, and I second guessed my answers.
Even though I studied for hours, I still felt nervous about the quiz, and I second guessed my answers.
Identify the sentence AND list the order of the clause(s):
While the teacher was collecting papers that we had worked on all week, the fire alarm went off, and the students, who were still packing up their materials, rushed into the hallway."
Compound-complex: Dependent, Independent, Independent split with a dependent in the middle.
Identify ALL parts of speech in the following sentence. Ignore articles (the, a, an).
The quick brown fox suddenly jumps over the lazy dog.
Quick- adjective, brown- adjective, suddenly- adverb, jumps -verb, over- preposition, lazy- adjective, dog- noun
The quick brown fox suddenly jumps over the lazy dog.
two adjectives
Pronoun, Adverb, Noun, Conjunction, Adjective, Preposition, Interjection, Verb