Conjunctions
SENTENCES I
SENTENCES II
PARTS OF SPEECH
PUNCTUATION
100
This coordinating conjunction means "because."
What is "for?"
100
Two sentences joined together with no punctuation.
What is a run-on?
100
A dependent clause and independent clause.
What is a complex?
100
VERB PHRASE
What are verbs that consist of a main verb and helping or linking verbs?
100
COLON
What is a punctuation mark that is used to introduce a list of items that ends a sentence, after a greeting in a business letter, but never goes before a verb.
200
To give a choice.
What is or?
200
COMMA SPLICE
What are two sentences joined by a comma?
200
Two complete sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction.
What is a compound?
200
ADJECTIVE
What is a part of speech that describes a noun, and answers WHICH ONE, WHAT KIND, or HOW MANY?
200
QUOTATION MARKS
What are the marks that go around dialogue to show that someone is talking?
300
This conjunctive adverb means, "as a consequence?"
What is consequently?
300
When the subject and the verb are both singular or both plural.
What is subject- verb agreement?
300
A "piece" of a sentence that is missing a subject, predicate, or both.
What is a fragment?
300
PREPOSITION
What is the part of speech that connects a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence?
300
SEMICOLON
This punctuation mark is used to join similar main clauses by itself and to separate main clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb.
400
We use "although" and "however" when showing this in your writing.
What is contrast or differences in ideas?
400
FOUR KINDS OF SENTENCES
What are DECLARATIVE, INTERROGATIVE, IMPERATIVE, and EXCLAMATORY.
400
SIMPLE SENTENCE
What are sentences with one subject and one predicate, compound subject, compound predicate, or both.
400
ADVERB
What is a part of speech that answers HOW, WHEN, or WHERE about a verb, adjective, or adverb?
400
Commas in a series
How do we separate a list of three or more things in a sentence?
500
Conjunctive adverbs, such as "furthermore", "finally", and "nevertheless", are often used as this at the beginning of a sentence.
What is a transition word?
500
The relative pronouns that, which, who, and whose are used in this type of sentence.
What is a complex sentence?
500
When you use a combination of simple, compound, and complex sentences in your writing.
What is sentence variety?
500
CONJUNCTIONS
What are words that connect subjects, verbs, phrases, and clauses?
500
TO SET OFF EXTRA INFORMATION THAT IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO THE SENTENCE.
What is an appositive phrase?