Semicolons vs Colons
What links two independent clauses together?
Semicolon or coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
Is this a complete thought?
Constantly chatting students
No
What type of sentence is this?
We can go now, or we can go later.
Compound
What is the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
An independent clause has a complete thought and a dependent clause does not have a complete thought.
What two additional activities am I involved in at school?
Credit recovery and Link Crew
How many rules did we go over for colons?
Four
What are all the coordinating conjunctions?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What type of sentence is this?
When I grow up, I’ll use complete sentences.
Complex sentence
Identify the subject, simple predicate, and complete predicate in this simple sentence.
The coffee shop next door is always packed.
Subject = The coffee shop
Simple predicate = is
Complete predicate = is always packed
Where did I go with Kurtz and Keen over spring break?
Where will I go next summer with them?
Greece and Italy
Thailand
What is this colon doing?
There were two places she was going on spring break: Tampa and Orlando.
Emphasizing a noun or noun phrase
Can a dependent clause go after the independent clause in a complex sentence?
What are the two differences between compound and complex sentences?
1. A compound has a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
2. A complex has a dependent clause + independent clause instead of two independents
What is a subject?
What is a simple predicate?
What is a complete predicate?
The person, place, or thing that's performing the action in the sentence
The verb that the subject is doing
The verb that the subject is doing + all the words attached to the verb (ex: She stood tall and proud = "stood tall and proud")
Where am I from? Specific city
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
What is this colon doing?
Sara studied hard for one purpose: to succeed in her college courses
Introduce an explanation or restate a complete thought
What are the four comma rules?
1. Lists
2. Connecting two clauses (before the FANBOYS)
3. Introductory phrase
4. Appositive phrase
Create a simple sentence, compound sentence, and compound-complex sentence all about the same thing.
Show me your sentences.
Identify all the clauses in this sentence:
When we won the state championship, the team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered.
When we won the state championship = dependent
The team captain jumped for joy = independent
the fans cheered = independent
How many tattoos do I have? Double points if you can tell me what both of them are.
2
Three hearts and a bouquet of flowers
List four reasons you can use a colon.
Introduce a list
Introduce a quote
Introduce an explanation or restate a complete thought
Emphasize a noun or noun phrase
When do you need commas around an appositive phrase?
When the information is unnecessary (ex: you have only one sibling)
What type of sentence is this?
Identify all the clauses, the subject(s),and complete predicate(s).
Since the team was falling behind, the coach substituted the starters with the bench players, and they managed to score the winning goal.
Compound-complex
Since the team was falling behind = dependent
The coach substituted the starters with the bench players = independent
they managed to score the winning goal = independent
Subjects = team, coach, they
Complete predicates = was falling behind, substituted the starters with the bench players, managed to score the winning goal
What's the difference between a clause and a phrase?
A clause must have a subject and predicate and a phrase doesn't
How many years have I been teaching?
Which two other schools have I taught at in the district?
5
ERHS and WMS