Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What does a simple sentence need to include?
A noun, verb, and completed thought
What does a comma do?
Joins two independent clauses and a coordinating conjunction
What Clause/Phrase states a position?
Prepositional Phrase
What is the name of this punctuation mark:
-
a hyphen
What is the verb in this sentence:
The dog flopped onto the floor in defeat
flopped
What is another name for a run-on sentence?
A fused sentence
What type of punctuation does this sentence need:
What number are you on_
question mark
What does an independent clause contain?
A subject, verb, and a complete thought.
What symbol is read as "at"
@
what can replace the noun in a sentence
A pronoun
What does a compound sentence contain?
Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, conjunctive adverb, or a semicolon.
What does a semicolon do?
A semicolon joins two independent clauses.
What does a dependent clause contain?
A subject, verb, but no complete thought.
What is the difference between brackets and parentheses?
Brackets are commonly used for special purposes such as technical manuals. Parentheses are usually used for adding further explanation in place of commas, adding an afterthought, or adding a comment that has to do with the subject or main idea but is still apart from it.
What are the six coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What does a complex sentence include?
A dependent clause joined to an independent clause.
How many punctuation marks are commonly used in the English grammar?
14
Name the Appositive phrase in the sentence:
The dog, an overweight chihuahua, was snoring loudly on the couch.
, an overweight chihuahua,
What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
what is this sentence missing:
The _____ dog leaped clumsily off the chair.
The adjective
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A sentence with at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
True or false:
An interrogative sentence ends with a period.
False, it ends with a question mark
Name the absolute phrase in the sentence:
Legs flailing, the dog, a dachshund, dreamed of having long legs.
Legs flailing,
What is the definition of clause?
A clause is a group of words that can act as a sentence, but is not necessarily a complete sentence on its own.