Capitalization/Punctuation
What are the 3 types of end punctuation?
A period, question mark, or exclamation point.
What is a fragment?
A group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
What does an adjective describe?
Noun or pronoun
Is this sentence simple or compound? — “The sun set behind the mountains.”
Simple
Formal or informal: That spaceship is super cool.
Informal
Correct the punctuation: A cigarette started the fire?
A cigarette started the fire.
What is a run-on sentence?
Two or more sentences joined together without proper punctuation or a conjunction.
What does an adverb describe?
Verb, adjective, or another adverb
Is this sentence simple or compound? — “I went to the store, and I bought some candy.”
Compound
True or False: Using slang is a type of formal language.
False
What does M.I.N.T.S stand for?
Months, pronoun I, Names, Titles, Start of sentence
Identify this group of words: “Because the game was canceled.”
Fragment — it’s missing a complete thought.
Identify the adverb in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”
Loudly
What is a simple sentence?
A sentence that has a subject, verb, and complete thought.
Formal or informal: Giving a class presentation.
Formal
Correct the capitalization: My grandpa Bill and i go to Taco John's on tuesdays.
My Grandpa Bill and I go to Taco John's on Tuesdays.
Fragment or Run-on: “I finished my homework I went outside to play.”
Run-On- there are two complete sentences combined incorrectly.
Identify the adjective in this sentence: “The red car sped down the street.”
Red
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence that has two complete thoughts joined by a conjunction (FANBOYS)
"Thank you very much," or "I appreciate your help."
Fix the capitalization and punctuation in this sentence: “my friend told me we should go to mcdonald's on friday”
Fix this fragment: While we ate popcorn.
We watched a movie while we ate popcorn.
Choose the correct word: “She ran (quick / quickly) to catch the bus.” Explain why.
Quickly- it describes how she ran (verb), so it is an adverb.
Combine these two simple sentences into one compound sentence: “I wanted to go outside. It started to rain.”
“I wanted to go outside, but it started to rain.”
Change this sentence to make it formal: Dudes always work on cars in auto repair shops.
Male mechanics always work on cars in auto repair shops.