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PARTS OF SPEECH
SUBJECTS/VERBS
FANBOYS
SENTENCES
100
Names a person, place, thing, or idea
What is a NOUN?
100
Connects (links) the subject to another word of group of words that describes the subject
What is a LINKING VERB?
100
N stands for
What is NOR?
100
Has a subject, verb, and complete thought
What is a SENTENCE?
200
Tells what action the subject does
What is a VERB?
200
Tells what action the subject is doing
What is an ACTION VERB?
200
F stands for
What is FOR?
200
Kind of incorrect sentence that is missing one or more parts of a complete sentence
What is a FRAGMENT?
300
Describes a noun or pronoun
What is an ADJECTIVE?
300
Person, place, thing, or idea that a sentence is about
What is a SUBJECT?
300
Y stands for
What is YET?
300
Two complete sentences joined incorrectly as one long sentence
What is a RUN-ON?
400
Connects a noun, pronoun, or verb with information about it
What is a PREPOSITION?
400
Joins the main verb in a sentence to form a complete verb phrase
What is a HELPING VERB?
400
B stands for
What is BUT?
400
Two complete sentences joined by only a comma
What is a COMMA SPLICE?
500
Describes an adjective, a verb, or another adverb
What is an ADVERB?
500
Consists of two or more subjects
What is a COMPOUND SUBJECT?
500
FANBOYS stands for
What is FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO?
500
1. Add a period 2. Add a semicolon 3. Add a comma and a conjunction (FANBOYS)
What are the THREE WAYS TO FIX A RUN-ON?