Their, There, They're
Pointing to a location.
There
More than one "cat".
Cats
A sentence that contains one clause and one predicate
Simple
A group of words with a subject and a verb.
Clause
Semicolons joins these two types of clauses.
Independent Clauses
"______ going to be late!"
They're
The tail belonging to one dog.
Dog's
A sentence that makes a statment.
Declarative
A group of words acting as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
Phrase
Each letter of "FANBOYS"
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
"I like ______ new car."
Their
The toys belonging to three children.
Children's
A sentence combines two independent clauses with FANBOYS
Compound
This type of clause cannot stand alone.
Dependent (Clause)
It separates items in a list if they have _______.
Internal Commas
There
The plural form of "Cactus".
Cacti
A sentence with one independent and one dependent clause.
Complex
A phrase beginning with "in", "on", or "at".
Prepositional Phrase
The punctuation that usually follows ";however".
Commas
"________ over ________ with ________ bags."
They're, There, Their
The boss of many employees (possessive).
Employees' boss
A sentence with two independent and one dependent clause.
Compound-Complex
A clause that starts with "who", "which", or "that".
Relative Clause
Is a semicolon stronger or weaker than a colon?
Weaker (Colons introduce; semicolons separate equal weights)