Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
What coordinating conjunction starts with "a"?
"And"
What does "C.D." stand for?
Character Description
What are the four types of sentences? 400 bonus points if you can define each!
Imperative, declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory
Imperative: command
Declarative: statement (small feelings)
Interrogative: question ("?")
Exclamatory: statement (big feelings; "!")
What is an appositive? 100 bonus points if you do the dance.
"Appositives, separated by commas, rename the noun!"
What is the first part of writing an e-mail?
Heading (or Subject)
What coordinating conjunction starts with "n"?
"nor"
What does the infinity symbol annotation mean?
"Connection"
What type of sentence is this?: Dr. Palmer loves coffee!
Exclamatory
Expand this sentence with an appositive: Ponyboy, ___, has two brothers.
Example: Ponyboy, the youngest, has two brothers.
What is the second part of writing an e-mail?
Greeting
Name a subordinating conjunction.
Whenever, since, if, while, after, before, than, even though, although, unless, rather than
What do we do to annotate unfamiliar vocabulary words?
Circle them; mark them with a "V"
What type of sentence is this?: Ponyboy is the narrator of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton.
Declarative
Soda, ___, is supportive of Ponyboy.
Example: Soda, my favorite character, is supportive of Ponyboy.
What comes after the Greeting?
A comma, and then the Body
Use a subordinating conjunction to complete this sentence: Mr. Walters drinks coffee ___ he needs caffeine.
Examples: Mr. Walters drinks coffee whenever he needs caffeine; Mr. Walters drinks coffee since he needs caffeine, etc.
What are the three main types of text connections?
Text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world
What type of sentence is this?: Do the dishes.
Imperative
___, Mr. Walters did not get enough sleep.
Example: An early bird, Mr. Walters did not get enough sleep.
What comes after the Body?
Closing
Why do we use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions?
We use coordinating conjunctions to connect words or phrases.
Why do we write annotations?
We write them for "future you"; to analyze a text, etc.
What type of sentence is this?: Did you have a good break?
Interrogative
The coffee drinker was Dr. Palmer, ____.
Example: The coffee drinker was Dr. Palmer, my English teacher.
What comes after the Closing?
A comma, and then the Signature