Clauses/Sentences/Conj.
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that does not form a complete thought/sentence
What is an appositive phrase?
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun in a sentence; gives more information about the noun
What is an adjective clause and what does it begin with?
A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun and begins with a relative pronoun or relative adverb
What is the purpose of a persuasive essay? List the examples
To persuade a specific audience; ex: advertising and marketing ads, political articles
become aware or conscious of; come to realize or understand
the act of giving or doing something
perceive; contribution
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that forms a complete thought/sentence; contains a subject and a verb
What is a nonrestrictive appositive phrase?
An appositive phrase that is not crucial to the sentence and requires commas
What is an adverb clause and what does it begin with? What question does it answer?
A dependent clause that modifies an adjective, verb, or adverb and begins with a subordinating conjunction
What is the purpose of an expository essay? List the examples.
To inform, explain, describe, or define; ex: textbooks, newspaper articles, instruction manuals
cause a process or action to begin; admit someone into a society or group
to recognize or treat someone or something as different
initiate; distinguish
What does a simple sentence consist of?
One independent clause
What is a restrictive appositive phrase?
An appositive phrase that is crucial to the sentence and does not require commas
List the relative pronouns and relative adverbs that introduce an adjective clause
Pronouns: who, whom, whose, that, which
Adverbs: where, when, why
What is the purpose of a personal narrative? Give the example.
To tell a story from the author's point of view of an act or event; ex: autobiography
the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association; the fact or condition of being aware of something; the range of one's information or understanding
being essential, indispensable, or requisite; happening or existing by necessity
knowledge; necessary
What does a compound sentence consist of?
Name the type of conjunctions in a compound sentence and their acronym. List the conjunctions.
Two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction
Coordinating conjunction/FANBOYS/for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is the appositive phrase in the sentence, and what type of appositive is it?
Daniel, a great basketball player, is ten years old.
a great basketball player / nonrestrictive
Adjective clause: This is the park where we can walk the dogs.
where we can walk the dogs
What does SPO, T.S., and C.S. stand for?
Single paragraph outline; topic sentence; concluding sentence
a disastrous event
a willingness to wait for someone or something without complaining
tragedy; patience
What does a complex sentence consist of?
Name the type of conjunctions in a complex sentence and their acronym. List the conjunctions.
One dependent clause and one independent clause joined together by a subordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunction/AWIBUS/after, although, while, which, if, because, before, unless, until, since, so that
What is the appositive phrase in the sentence, and what type of appositive is it?
Carl's sister Lisa is graduating from college this month.
Lisa / restrictive
Adverb clause: I make it a habit to stretch before I exercise.
before I exercise
Bailey has to write a five-minute speech about a science topic to deliver to her seventh-grade classmates. Which of the following topics is the most specific?
A. Information about different kinds of ants
B. Toys & gadgets used by teenagers
C. The health benefits of regular sleep
D. The harmful chemicals in the environment
C. The health benefits of regular sleep
Strong, healthy, and full of energy
absolutely necessary; extremely important
vigorous; essential