Clauses
What is the verb in the following sentence?
Jenny likes to sleep with the fan on.
What two punctuation marks make up a semicolon?
Period and comma
Where should the comma go in the following sentence?
Ms. Petitti are you really getting your knee amputated?
After Ms. Petitti
Ms. Petitti, are you really getting your knee amputated?
Fix the sentence using a semicolon.
The students didn't pay attention in class their assignments were incomplete.
The students didn't pay attention in class; their assignments were incomplete.
What is the definition of a clause?
a. Words that connect phrases
b. A group of words that have a subject and a verb
c. Santa's last name
b. A group of words that have a subject and a verb
What is the acronym to help remember coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Name 2 of the 4 comma rules we learned this week.
Separating items in a list, adding an interruption, setting off quotation marks, directly addressing a name
Fix the sentence.
I wanted to stay on the soccer team however my grades were too low.
I wanted to stay on the soccer team; however, my grades were too low.
The type of clause that is complete on its own.
Independent clause
True or false: The semicolon is used properly in the following sentence.
Do you want to go to the movies; or go shopping?
FALSE!!
Do you want to go to the movies or go shopping?
What is the error in the sentence?
I made rice, and beans, chicken, and broccoli for dinner.
"rice, and beans," should be "rice and beans,"
Fix the sentence.
I walked, to the store and bought a soda and candy bar.
I walked to the store and bought a soda and candy bar.
Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?
a. She went home
b. Gary didn't like the soup
c. Down by the bay
c. Down by the bay
List all 7 conjunctions we learned about
Where do commas need to be added in the sentence below?
Fred shouted "Danny watch out!"
Fred shouted, "Danny, watch out!"
Fix the sentence.
He did not bewail the excesses, of the twenty-first century yet he knew that those excesses existed.
He did not bewail the excesses of the twenty-first century, yet he knew that those excesses existed.
Part 1: Identify whether this sentence is dependent or independent. Part 2: Identify the subject, verb, and noun in the sentence
The slimy frog jumped on the lily pad
Part 1: Independent
Part 2: slimy frog, jumped, lily pad
When can we use a semicolon OR a conjunction with a comma in a sentence?
When there are two independent clauses
Add the missing commas in the following sentence.
Chai my calico cat decided to put her pompom mouse ball and stuffed carrot in her cat bed.
Chai, my calico cat, decided to put her pompom, mouse, ball, and stuffed carrot in her cat bed.
How many mistakes are in the following sentences?
Because business was slow, the bookstore closed early today.
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