Parts of Speech
Quickly in this sentence: She put out the fire quickly.
What is an adverb?
After the rain stopped and the sun came out on Saturday.
What is a fragment?
The acronym to help you remember your coordinating conjunctions.
What is FANBOYS?
Which of the following words is a subordinating conjunction?: Therefore, Although, However, Meanwhile
What is although?
Where do the commas go in this sentence: Squidward a grumpy clarinet player is annoyed by his neighbor.
Squidward, a grumpy clarinet player, is annoyed by his neighbor.
Outside in this sentence: The dog barked outside the restaurant.
He practiced the speech it still didn't go well.
Run-on
Combine these sentences using a coordinating conjunction.
I went to the store. I didn't buy anything.
SWABIs or AWUBIS
What is the appositive in this sentence? Halloween, my favorite holiday, is coming up soon.
my favorite holiday
Write one sentence where the word "watch" is used as both a verb and a noun.
Answers vary.
What is the difference between a dependent and independent clause?
The comma goes _____ a coordinating conjunction if ____________.
Which sentence uses a conjunctive adverb correctly?
A) I wanted to stay home but I had to go to school.
B) He was tired, so he took a nap.
C) She missed the bus. Therefore, she was late.
D) Because it rained we canceled the game.
What is C? She missed the bus. Therefore, she was late.
If the appositive comes at the end of the sentence, how many commas do you need?
One and a period.
Dancing in this sentence: The dancing ballerina twirled repatedly.
What is an adjective?
What is a comma splice?
The subject of both independent clauses in this sentence: Go to the bathroom, and brush your teeth.
What is you?
Which subordinating conjunction would best complete this sentence? “____ we leave early, we’ll miss the traffic.” (Unless, while, if, since)
What is "if"
Rewrite this sentence by adding an appositive: We visited the museum.
Answers will vary.
Old in this sentence: The old man the ship.
What is a noun?
Name three correct ways to fix a run-on sentence.
Identify the error (or say "no change")
You can stay up late, or you can go to bed now.
Combine these sentences using a conjunctive adverb:
She studied hard for the test.
She didn’t feel confident afterward.
She studied hard for the test; however, she didn’t feel confident afterward.
How does the meaning of this sentence change depending on the punctuation?
“I thanked my parents, God, and Ayn Rand.”
“I thanked my parents, God and Ayn Rand.”
In this sentence these are all three separate individuals “I thanked my parents, God, and Ayn Rand.”
vs. In this sentence, God and Ayn Rand are the parents.
“I thanked my parents God and Ayn Rand.”