Mark My Words
This mark is often used to show possession or to form contractions
What is an apostrophe?
This term refers to a word that combines two or more nouns to form a single concept, like "toothbrush" or "raincoat."
What is a compound noun?
A run-on sentence that uses only a comma to join two independent clauses is called this.
What is a comma splice?
This characteristic of pronouns identifies the role or function of a pronoun in a sentence.
What is the case?
The reason behind creating a text, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain, is referred to as this.
What is purpose?
Use a comma before this conjunction when connecting two independent clauses
What is a coordinating conjunction?
This type of noun represents a group acting as a single unit, like "team," "class," or "herd."
What is a collective noun?
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses are joined without this.
What is proper punctuation or a conjunction?
The pronoun "I" is an example of this case, used when the pronoun functions as the subject of a sentence.
What is the subject case?
The specific group of people a writer is addressing, who influence the content, style, and form of the text, is called this.
What is audience?
Use this punctuation mark to connect two closely related independent clauses.
What is a semicolon?
Use these marks to set off a direct quotation.
What are quotation marks?
A specific type of run-on where two clauses are joined with no punctuation at all.
What is a fused sentence?
The pronoun "me" belongs to this case, used when the pronoun functions as an object in a sentence.
What is the object case?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject or their position or perspective on their topic is this.
Use this to add a dramatic pause or to introduce a list or explanation.
What is a colon?
Words like "someone," "anything," and "nobody."
What are indefinite pronouns?
To fix a run-on sentence, you can add this type of word, such as "and," "but," or "so," to join the clauses properly.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Pronouns like "my," "your," and "their" show ownership and are part of this case.
What is the possessive case?
The way a text is delivered, including its format, visuals, and structure, relates to this aspect of the rhetorical situation.
What is media/design?
This comma is used before a coordinating conjunction, like and or but.
What is the Oxford comma?
This characteristic of subjects determines how many of the noun are present, or in the case of pronouns, if it is one person or more.
What is number?
One way to correct a run-on is by separating the clauses with this, followed by a conjunctive adverb like "however" or "therefore."
What is a semicolon?
When a pronoun is used with "whom," it means it will be in this case.
What is the object case?
The category or type of writing, such as a memoir, research paper, or news article.
What is genre?