Ways to Combine Sentences
A type of punctuation that allows two independent clauses (with like ideas) to be connected
What is a semicolon?
the clause of a sentence that can stand alone and communicate a full idea
What is an Independent Clause?
The type of voice used in this sentence: "The interviewer rejected the applicant's resume."
What is Active Voice?
What is a preposition?
This sentence is missing a comma: "After awhile the team was exhausted of practice."
What is "After a while, the team was exhausted of practice." (Introductory phrase/Prepositional phrase)
A word that connects two clauses together (also known as "F.A.N.B.O.Y.S")
What are coordinating conjunctions?
These two parts form a complete sentence
What are subject and verb (predicate)?
What voice is used in this sentence: "The ball bounced around and settled near her feet."
What is Active Voice?
A phrase or word that is used in a sentence to provide additional information
What is a modifier?
This sentence is missing a comma: "I completed the homework but I forgot to turn in the major essay."
What is: "I completed the homework, but I forgot to turn in the major essay." (Coordinating Conjunction)
A word that connects, introduces, or relates a clause to the rest of the sentence (such as "after" and "because")
What is a subordinating conjunction?
the clause of a sentence that modifies the independent clause and cannot stand on its own
What is a Dependent Clause?
The type of voice this sentence is: "The consultation was completed by the consultant."
What is Passive Voice?
What is subject-verb agreement?
This sentence is missing two commas: "Walking along the rushing shallow creek, I slipped on a rock and sank above my boot tops into a small still pool."
What is: "Walking along the rushing, shallow creek, I slipped on a rock and sank above my boot tops into a small, still pool." (Separating coordinating adjectives)
A type of punctuation that is used to introduce an explanation, list, or example of the sentence's previous idea
What is a colon?
An incomplete sentence that starts with a capital and ends with a period, used in conversation but not accepted in academic writing
What is a sentence fragment?
The type of verb that determines active or passive voice in a sentence
What is a "to be" verb?
Verbs that have -ing added to the end that are then used as nouns
(For example: "Walking" is great exercise.)
What is a gerund? Also accept: verbal noun
The definition of the Oxford Comma
What is the comma that separates the final item in a list before the coordinating conjunction (i.e. "and" or "but")?