Appositives
What is the appositive in this sentence:
Manatees, aquatic mammals, are very gentle creatures.
What is
aquatic mammals
The following sentence can be identified as which TWO types of sentences:
Complex, Compound, Appositive (choose 2)
Because of the snow storm, I can’t get out of the house, so I eat instead!
Complex Compound
True or False. The following is a simple sentence. The teacher asked the class to write the notes, copy the homework, and turn in their classwork.
True: uses comma in a series
Which of the following is a fragment?
A. It is true.
B. Although it is true.
B. Although it is true
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone.
A sentence
True or False. A semicolon can fix a run-on sentence by connecting two independent clauses (AKA a sentence/complete thought).
Example: She tried to study for science; she couldn't.
True
True or False. This is a simple sentence: While I stayed home, Mom and Dad went to the movies.
False -- Complex Sentence
True or False This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
False -- It's a simple sentence.
Please fix this fragment: Before we leave the mall.
EX: Before we leave the mall, I have to return a pair of shoes that do not fit me. I have to return a pair of shoes that do not fit me before we leave the mall.
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
Identify the appositive in this sentence. A quick learner, Lee figured out how to change a flat tire in a few minutes time.
A quick learner
Where do I need a comma in the following sentence?
After I take the test I can read my independent reading book.
Place the comma after test and before the second "I."
True or False. This is a compound sentence: Soccer is played everywhere; I played soccer in England.
True
True or false: The following is a comma splice. We postponed the trip, the weather wasn't ideal for camping.
True: you need to add a FANBOYS (for)
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction known as a FANBOYS - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so or a semicolon.
Write a sentence using the following appositive. The sentence must be correctly punctuated to earn full credit. the best day of the year
Example: I can't wait for Thanksgiving, the best day of the year, because I see all of my favorite cousins.
Please expand this simple sentence using
,but
because
,so. the sentence should make sense. It can be multiple sentences.
Adam bought a new car.
Answers will vary: Adam bought a new car, but his sister is stuck driving the same car she has had since high school. Adam bought a new car because his old one broke down. Adam bought a new car, so he now has to buy auto insurance.
Which FANBOYS best fits the following sentence. For indoor recess, the principal told us we could use the auditorium, _____ we could use the gymnasium.
, or
The following is a run-on. Fix it using a semicolon and the transition word therefore:
I was sick with the flu for a week, I had to cancel my plans to go out of town.
I was sick with the flu for a week; therefore, I had to cancel my plans to go out of town.
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
Identify the appositive in the sentence:
Valerie’s family canoes around Thirty Thousand Islands, a coastal region on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.
a coastal region on the Canadian side of Lake Huron.
Combine these three simple sentences to make one grammatically correct sentence. Kelly plays soccer and tennis. Kelly's brother hates sports. Kelly's brother is taking music lessons. Then identify the type of sentence you created: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.
Example: Even though Kelly plays soccer and tennis, her brother hates sports, so he is taking music lessons. Compound-Complex
What is wrong with this compound sentence? Walter did not study; Therefore, he did not do well on the exam.
You should not capitalize the word after the semicolon unless it is a proper noun.
Fix the following run-on sentence by making it a complex sentence using the subordinating conjunction "even though." Ashley likes to dance she is not that good at it.
Even though she is not that good at it, Ashley likes to dance. Ashley likes to dance even though she is not that good at it.
What is an appositive?
An appositive is
a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it.
The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.