Punctuation
what are these punctuation called?
.,;!?
period, comma, semicolon, exclamation mark, question mark
what is a dependent clause what is an independent clause?
dependent: cannot be by itself
independent it makes sense by itself
Complete sentence or Fragment?
In the back.
fragment
communicate, communicative, communication
communicative
And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
conjunctions
connectors
Where should I add punctuation?
Joe couldn't add he couldn't even count
Joe couldn't add, he couldn't even count.
What is the Dependent clause?
The police officers thanked Okoye for returning a wallet that she found on the floor.
that she found on the floor
Complete sentence or Fragment?
They laughed.
Complete sentence
Fill in the blank:
Nouns are ______, places, _______, or ideas.
Adjectives __________ nouns.
person, things
describe
Connect the sentence:
I worked hard all semester. I earned a 4.0
I worked hard all semester and earned a 4.0.
What type of word is however and do we need to use punctuation with it?
transition word, connector, contrast word
yes use a comma after
Dependent clauses are usually connected by relative pronouns, what is the relative pronoun?
I made a salad while Zuri grilled hamburgers.
while
Because I love chocolate.
Fragment
Find the noun and the verb:
The dog has been farting all night.
noun: dog, night
verb: farting
What is wrong with this Sentence
Our team practiced harder than all the teams but we lost the championship and we had to go home empty handed.
It's a runon