Definitions
What does a complete sentence need?
A who, a what, and punctuation.
The sentence type that tells you to do something is called a...
Example: "Sit on the carpet."
command.
Is this a fragment or complete sentence? "Will do it"
fragment
Which conjunction (because, but, so) - I can't go out tonight ______ I have to do my homework.
because
Fragment or complete sentence? "The boy on the phone"
Fragment... the boy on the phone WHAT???
Describe the difference between a fragment and complete sentence - or give an example of each.
n/a
Command or exclamation: "What a messy bedroom!"
exclamation
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Which conjunction (because, but, so) - "I tied my shoe laces _____ I don't trip"
Unscramble the sentence: "day all it had raining been"
All day it had been raining.
Is this an independent or dependent clause? "Unless Zach helps"
Dependent
Come up with a statement.
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Is this an independent or dependent clause? "Raccoons would make great pets"
independent
What kind of subordinating conjunction can go here: "Paul played his guitar _______ it was time for bed"
until
Run-on sentence: where should the punctuation go? "When I visited the Grand Canyon I was in awe the view was fantastic!"
"When I visited the Grand Canyon I was in awe; the view was fantastic!"
What is a run-on sentence? How can you fix it?
A sentence that is too long or has too many ideas. It can be fixed with punctuation like a comma or period.
Come up with an exclamation and question about Newmark.
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Is this a dependent or independent clause "While I slept on Saturday morning"
dependent clause
What kind of subordinating conjunction can go here: "New York City is very expensive. __________ it is a great place to live"
However, but, although
Unscramble the sentence: "outside could play with not my friends sad because I felt I"
I felt sad because I could not play outside with my friends.
What is an appositive?
list the 4 sentence types in ALPHABETICAL order
command
exclamation
question
statement
Create a complete sentence that has a who, what, and where. It must be realistic.
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What subordinating conjunction could go here?
"______ John did his homework, he got lots of it wrong"
although
Use an appositive to combine the two sentences: I am going to watch my favorite football team play in the Super Bowl. My favorite football team is the Giants.
I am going to watch my favorite football team, the Giants, play in the Super Bowl.