Punctuation marks
What ends a declarative sentence?
Period
Capitalize the pronoun: central park
Central Park
Person, place, thing
Noun
What or who the sentence is about.
Subject
What or whom that receives the action of the verb.
Direct Object
What ends an interrogative sentence?
Question mark
Capitalize the name: ricky martin
Ricky Martin
Action
verb
What the subject is doing.
Predicate
Tells to whom, for whom, or to what the action is done.
Indirect object
What ends a statement that shows emotion?
Exclamation
Capitalize the correct words in the sentence: if I could pick a perfect date, it would be april 25th because all you need is a light jacket.
If I could pick a perfect date, it would be April 25th because all you need is a light jacket.
Describes an action
adverb
the simple subject and all the words that describe or identify it.
complete subject
A word that describes what the subject of a sentence is doing.
Action verb
Separates parts of a sentence to make the meaning clear.
Comma
Correctly capitalize the title: catcher in the rye
Catcher in the Rye
Describes a person, place, or thing.
adjective
Complete predicate
An adjective after a linking verb that describe the subject.
Predicate adjective.
Joins two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
Semicolon
Correctly capitalize the title: the whale
The Whale
Connects words, phrases, or clauses
Conjunctions
Two or more subjects that share the same predicate.
Compound subject
A noun or pronoun after a linking verb that renames or identifies the subject.
Predicate nominative
Introduces a list, explanation, or example after a complete thought.
What are 3 examples of conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Two or more actions or states that share one subject.
Compound predicate
What always comes before a conjunction?
A comma
Three dots that can show a pause or a thought trailing off.
Ellipsis
How do you properly use a semicolon with the word however?
You put the semicolon before however and then put a comma after it.