Subjects and Verbs
Identify the subject: “Jason is an incredible violinist.
Jason
Identify whether this is a dependent clause or not: “Although the dog ran”
Yes
What punctuation goes in the blank: “The dog ran home __ and his owner was happy.”
comma
Every sentence requires this to not be a fragment.
Independent Clause
What is the first sentence in a paragraph called?
Topic sentence
Identify the subject: “Falling asleep takes me all night.”
A clause that can stand by itself.
Independent Clause
What punctuation goes in the blank: “The student forgot an important thing __ his homework.”
colon
A sentence that improperly connects two clauses.
A run-on sentence.
What are the two elements of the topic sentence?
Topic and Controlling Idea
Identify the main verb: “Jerusalem is beautiful.”
is
Identify what method of connecting these two clauses are connected by: “Because the milk was sour, I drank water.”
Subordinating Conjunction
A colon requires this to be used
A complete sentence
Give one way that you could fix this sentence fragment: “Because I am hungry.”
Because I am hungry, I went to McDonald's.
I asked my mom for dinner because I am hungry.
What do you do in the second to third or fourth sentences of a paragraph?
Identify the main verb: “Charging my laptop takes forever.”
takes
Describe two ways of connecting these clauses: “I went home.” “I got hungry.”
1. I got hungry, so I went home.
2. I went home because I got hungry.
3. I got hungry; I went home.
Give 2 things a colon precedes.
1. List
2. Quotation
3. Extra information
How would you fix this run-on sentence: “Mr. Hamilton gave us 200 pages to read and Ms. Romanelli gave us 1000 math problems.”
1. Mr. Hamilton gave us 200 pages to read; Ms. Romanelli gave us 1000 math problems.
2. Mr. Hamilton gave us 200 pages to read, and Ms. Romanelli gave us 1000 math problems.
3. Mr. Hamilton gave us 200 pages to read even though Ms. Romanelli gave us 1000 math problems
How many topics should be covered in a paragraph?
1
Identify the subject and main verb: “Because of the war, my father received a medal.”
my father is the subject. received is the main verb.
Describe when you do and don’t use a comma when using a subordinating clause.
Going from Independent to Dependent: Don't use a comma.
Going from Dependent to Independent: Use a comma.
Give 3 things a comma is used for.
1. Connect clauses with conjunction.
2. Numbers
3. Introductory phrases
etc.
Provide two different ways to fix this sentence: “Listening to music.”
Listening to music is great.
Describe what a conclusion should contain.
A conclusion is a sentence that typically restates the main point and reasoning. It may (not necessary to mention) go outside of the text. It should never introduce new information.