Sentences
Complete sentences have at least one of each:
A subject and a verb
When you write using "I, me, we, you"
First person point of view
What is the contraction: it's
it is!
The type of sentence that does not make sense by itself.
A sentence fragment
What is punctuation?
Do not start a sentence with this word:
Which
When you write using "he, she, they, them"
3rd person point of view
Punctuation after an introductory phrase like
"Hey V, watch this!"
A comma
Punctuation for titles that can sit on a shelf.
What is underlined or italicized?
This word often connects run-on sentences:
and
This punctuation follows an independent clause and usually starts a list.
What is a colon?
Punctuation for a title that is inside something else - like a song on a playlist, a poem in a collection of poems, or an article in a journal.
What are "quotation marks"?
Identify the FANBOYS
for, and, not, but, or, yet, and so
Past or present - what is this?
tense
Punctuation that acts like a comma but is not a comma!
A dash
Contraction or possessive: you're
Contraction (you are)
Use when the personal pronoun he, it, she, or they would fit in the sentence.
What is who?
Connect two independent clauses with a
semi-colon
Identify the tense: was, were, had, did
Past tense
Contraction or possessive: your
Possessive (your dog)
What is whom?
Final Jeopardy: Language should match.
What is parallel structure?