appositives
Yes or no: Is the following sentence an appositive?
I went to the store to buy a loaf of bread, a container of milk, and a stick of butter.
No.
I am the kind of clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Dependent clause
Identify the reason for the comma placement:
Suzy said, "Is it lunchtime yet?"
To set off dialog
The main idea of a paragraph comes from this:
topic sentences
Mr Mejia's dogs' names are...
Coco and Mochi
The appositive phrase, the part in the middle of the sentence, should do what?
It should describe the noun (aka the part at the beginning).
I am the kind of clause that can stand alone as its own sentence.
Independent Clause
Identify the reason for the comma placement:
I enjoy basketball, football, and baseball.
In a series
In an essay, topic sentences should align with this.`
The thesis statement
Mr Mejia was born in a Kaiser hospital in this city.
Santa Clara
What should be true of an appositive sentence if the middle phrase were removed?
The sentence should still make sense on its own.
What kind of clause is the underlined words?
Before the end of the day, be sure to turn in your homework.
Dependent Clause.
Punctuate the following:
We moved into a new house but it had bats in the backyard gazebo.
We moved into a new house, but it had bats in the backyard gazebo.
When writing dialog between two characters, what needs to happen when the person speaking changes?
Every time the speaker changes, the writer needs to start new paragraphs.
From Kindergarten through 12th grade, did Mr Mejia attend more or less than 10 schools?
Less. Mr Mejia attended 8 schools from K-12.
How should an appostive phrase be punctuated?
It should be between commas.
How many independent clauses are in the following sentence?
Elissah enjoys playing hockey, but it isn't her favorite sport.
2
What is true about commas in the following sentence:
I was sleepy all day because of my medication.
A comma is optional when the depend clause is in the middle of a sentence.
True or false: If an essay has a poor thesis statement, can the body paragraphs can still be excellent.
Generally false: The body paragraphs can have excellent content, but if the thesis statement is poor, the body paragraphs are not following a controlling idea.
Mr Mejia's favorite flavor of chips is...
Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion
Yes or no: Is the following sentence an appositive?
Fridays, you could be certain, are the best days of the week!
True or false: If a sentence begins with a dependent clause, adding a comma after the dependent clause is optional.
True of False: When combining independent clauses, they only need a comma.
False. They require a comma and a conjunction.
When quoting a source, the writer has to give credit to the source. It can look like this:
"We're looking at an atmospheric river" (TMZ).
What is that form of acknowledging the source called?
An in-text citation.
In Tagalog, isa, dalawa, tatlo means...
1, 2, 3