Colons
What is the purpose of a colon?
It alerts the reader to the information that follows it.
What is the purpose of a semicolon?
It works to separate sentence elements.
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence.
What is a run-on sentence? Explain.
A run-on sentence is made up of two or more sentences that incorrectly run together as a single sentence. (2 or more sentences in one)
What is the difference between author's purpose and author's perspective?
Author's purpose- reason
Author's perspective- why (emotion)
Name two reasons a colon is used.
1. Before a list of items.
2. Before a formal statement.
3.To emphasize a word or phrase.
4. Between the hour and minute, chapter and verse, after the greeting in a letter.
Name two reasons for using a semicolon.
1. Join closely related sentences.
2. Separate items in a series when one or more of the items contain a comma.
3. Before a conjunctive adverb or transitional phrase that appears between two sentences.
Name the three ways to fix a sentence fragment.
1. Attach it
2. Add some words
3. Drop some words
Name two ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1. Separate them and add a period.
2. Use a coordinating conjunction with a comma.
(Other options will work)
How do you determine the author's perspective?
You have to use context clues to determine what an author is feeling about the topic of the text.
What is the difference between a colon and semicolon?
A semicolon can only combine complete sentences.
Name two transitional phrases.
Answers will vary:
For example, For instance, As a result..
How do you determine if a sentence is a fragment?
1. Does it have a subject?
2. Does it have a verb?
3. Dose it express a complete thought?
Correct this run-on sentence:
She claimed to hear voices, she was put to death in 1431.
Semicolon, coordinating conjunction, conjunctive adverb.
Why did Khan's brother not want him to marry the woman he fell in love with? Be specific.
Enter the colon where it is needed:
Mark quoted a passage from Proverbs 19 1.
19:1.
Enter the semicolon where it is needed:
These shows often have good results for the museum for example, some museums increase their membership during a big show.
;for example,
Fix the sentence fragment:
I address and stamp the envelopes. As I watch television.
I address and stamp the envelopes as I watch television.
Correct this sentence:
The word powwow means "gathering" it comes from an Algonquian word that refers to a spiritual leader.
Conjunctive adverb....answers will vary.
What did people assume about the Twin Towers during construction?
They were the first of their kind in terms of construction. The support came from the exterior structure.
Enter the colon where it is needed:
Lauren has just one favorite book The Little Prince.book:
Enter the semicolon where it is needed:
For example, one show started out at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., traveled to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, and ended up at the Tate Gallery in London.
Washington, D.C;
Boston, Massachusetts;
Correct the sentence fragment:
Parkinson's Law, about work filling the time available for it, since 1955.
Parkinson's Law, about work filling the time available for it, appeared in 1955.
What it a subordinate clause?
A dependent sentence that usually starts with a conjunctive adverb.
He felt empathy for him. Sadness.