Parts of Speech
What is a verb?
This type of sentence contains two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
Phrases that cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause?
As the clock struck 12 Lucia's heart fell into her stomach. She was late for curfew.
As the clock struck 12, Lucia's heart fell into her stomach. She was late for curfew.
What are prepositions?
What connects two independent clauses
In "Michael went to McDonalds because he was hungry," "Michael went to McDonalds" is this type of clause.
Juan ran back home, because he forgot his homework.
Juan ran back home because he forgot his homework.
What is a conjunction.
This part of speech goes before the comma.
What is a conjunction?
In "Because the election is tomorrow, school is canceled," "because the election is tomorrow" is this type of clause.
What is a dependent clause?
The game was over as soon as the ball landed in Hermione's hand.
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What are adverbial phrases?
"Dance Moms is the best show but it is kind of infuriating" is missing this.
What is a comma? "Dance Moms is the best show, but it is kind of infuriating."
What is a dependent clause?
By the time she returned home Mariela had won the gold medal and she had her heart broken for the first time.
By the time she returned home, Mariela had won the gold medal, and she had her heart broken for the first time.
Has a subject and a verb (a noun and a verb that the noun performs)
What is a clause?
In this type of sentence, the order of the clauses does NOT change the punctuation used.
What is a compound sentence?
What are subordinating conjunctions?
The grandmother's eyes darted between the child and his fishing rod, she knew this wouldn't end well.
The grandmother's eyes darted between the child and his fishing rod, and she knew this wouldn't end well.