Appositives
An appositive phrase gives you more information about what?
A noun or noun phrase.
List all seven of the FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are the two questions you should ask yourself to find out if you need a comma between adjectives?
Does the sentence make sense using the word “and” between the adjectives?
Does the sentence make sense if the order of the adjectives get switched around?
There are three words I gave you that would indicate a complete thought and would hint towards using a colon. What were they?
“as follows,” “the following,” or “these”
In the movie The Empire Strikes Back, Luke Skywalker's hand gets cut off. Which hand gets cut off?
His right hand
Correct the following sentence if needed:
(Context: I have more than one friend)
My friend, Kevin, is a carpenter.
My friend Kevin is a carpenter.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
A connecting word placed between words, phrases, or clauses.
How many items in a list do we need to have (minimum) before we use a comma to separate each item?
3 or more
Correct the following sentence as needed:
Mr. Raymond said: "everyone gets an A!"
Mr. Raymond said, "Everyone gets an A!"
Smaug (the terrible)
Find the appositive:
An exciting journey, "The Hobbit" tells of one brave Hobbit's Journey there and back again.
Combine these two sentences using a FANBOY: I was hungry. I ate a burger.
I was hungry, so I ate a burger
Correct the following sentence as needed:
Mr. Lewis lives near a small, department store.
Correct the following sentence as needed:
I always brush, floss, and clean my teeth before bed.
I always brush, floss, and clean my teeth before bed.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, there is a massive tournament between several wizarding schools. Other than Hogwarts, what is one of the names of the other competing schools?
Identify the appositive:
Mr. Lewis, an extremely smart individual, tripped and fell in the middle of the hall.
"an extremely smart individual"
Correct this sentence if it needs correcting: I love going to the movies and eating popcorn.
I love going to the movies and eating popcorn.
Correct the following sentence as needed:
Mr. Lewis is a big fan of exciting comic books, entertaining games, good food and reading fantasy novels!
Mr. Lewis is a big fan of exciting comic books, entertaining games, good food, and reading fantasy novels!
Correct the following sentence as needed:
The king smiled and announced: "We have won the fight!"
The king smiled and announced, "We have won the fight!"
Star Trek was originally a television series. The members of the crew all served on one starship in the galactic federation. What is the name of that famous ship?
U.S.S. Enterprise
Correct the sentence as needed:
(Context, I have one cousin)
My cousin Barry is extremely funny.
My cousin, Barry, is extremely funny.
Correct this sentence if it needs correcting: My favorite things in the world are playing video games, and reading long books.
My favorite things in the world are playing video games and reading long books.
Correct the following sentence if needed:
Mr. Lewis bought three, fluffy bunnies!
Mr. Lewis bought three fluffy bunnies!
Correct the following sentence as needed:
I like these series: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars.
I like these series: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars.
In Marvel Comics cannon, meaning it actually happened in Marvel's official timeline, Peter Parker was killed. Which of his villains killed him?
Dr. Otto Octavius (Doc Ock.)