Sentence Structure
What (minimum) makes up a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses and a conjunction?
Bonus points if you can name what kind of conjunction.
"Its raining so the cat is hiding in its house."
Correct the punctuation.
"It's raining, so the cat is hiding in its house."
What word in a sentence is ALWAYS capitalized?
The first word.
What kind of phrase begins with an -ing word?
Gerund phrase.
What kind of error, if any, does the following sentence contain?
"Clark had vanished he left his glasses and coat in a telephone booth."
Missing punctuation; this is a run-on sentence.
Bonus points: How could you correct it?
"Because I was all alone, I was afraid of the dark" is an example of what kind of sentence?
Complex
What type of punctuation do you use to join two independent clauses without using a conjunction?
a semi-colon
john and i went to english class to learn from mr. bailey and mrs. d.
Fix the capitalization errors.
"John and I went to English class to learn from Mr. Bailey and Mrs. D."
"The cat ran under the house."
This sentence contains what kind of phrase?
Prepositional.
Scott Flansburg is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability. He is known as the “human calculator.”
What is an effective way to combine these sentences?
Scott Flansburg, who is known as the “human calculator,” is an ordinary person with an extraordinary ability.
What type of conjunction is needed to form a dependent clause?
Subordinating conjunction
When do you use a comma in a complex sentence?
When the dependent clause comes at the beginning of the sentence.
What type of nouns are always capitalized?
Proper Nouns
"The teacher, Mr. Bailey, likes Thomas the Train."
This sentence contains what kind of phrase?
Appositive phrase.
Rewrite the following sentence so that it is grammatically correct:
"Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats was seen on the horizon."
Bonus points: What kind of error does this sentence contain?
"Across the bay, fleets of old fishing boats were seen on the horizon."
Subject-verb agreement.
"When I went to the store, because it was raining, I brought my umbrella with me" is an example of what kind of sentence?
Complex
When using an in-text citation, where does the final punctuation go?
After the parentheses.
True or False: Always capitalize "the" when it comes before a proper noun.
False.
(the Golden Gate Bridge)
This kind of phrase ALWAYS functions as a noun.
Gerund phrase.
What is the best way to rewrite the following sentence?
"To use the system, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in a patient, and the surgeon then inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings."
"To use the system, the surgeon makes three or four small incisions in a patient and then inserts stainless-steel rods into the openings."
The acronym FANBOYS:
(Tell me what each letter means)
F- For
A- And
N- Nor
B- But
O- Or
Y- Yet
S- So
What punctuation technique should you use when omitting a word, phrase, line, paragraph, or more from a quoted passage?
Bonus points if you can name it.
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Ellipses
"next year, I want to take math 101 because i need another math credit, but i do not need to take another spanish class."
Fix the capitalization errors.
"Next year, I want to take Math 101 because I need another math credit, but I do not need to take another Spanish class."
What kind of phrase will answer the question "Which one?" or questions such as "How? When? or Where?"
Prepositional phrase.
What is the best way to revise the following sentence? (Rewrite the sentence correctly.)
"Employers need workers who can communicate in different languages and different cultures are understood."
"Employers need workers who can communicate in different languages and understand different cultures."