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Punctuation
FANBOYS Conjunctions
Run-On Sentences
Writing Strategies
Misused Words
100
When combining two complete sentences with a FANBOY conjunction, the comma belongs here.
What is before the FANBOY?
100
This conjunction means opposite.
What is but?
100
If you find these in the middle of a sentence you may have a run-on.
What is I, you, he, she, it, we, they?
100
These resources can be used to help with vocabulary and spelling.
What is a dictionary/thesaurus?
100
This is a contraction for "it is".
What is it's?
200
Used to combine two complete sentences.
What is a semicolon?
200
This conjunction means equal or both.
What is and?
200
These are conjunctions used to combine two sentences.
What is FANBOYS?
200
Name three types of hooks you could write for an expository essay.
What are anecdote, interesting fact, quotation, metaphor/analogy, rhetorical question?
200
This is the possessive form for the word "it".
What is its?
300
Used before and after someone is speaking.
What are quotation marks?
300
This conjunction gives you a choice.
What is "or"?
300
To fix a run-on sentence, you can use any of these solutions.
Period, semicolon, and comma with a FANBOYS
300
Never start an essay with...
"Hi my name is" or "I'm going to tell you about."
300
This word is a pronoun used to refer to a place.
What is there?
400
Used to indicate a list will follow.
What is a colon?
400
This conjunction is used as a result.
What is "so"?
400
You must have these to form a complete sentence.
What is subject and predicate (verb)?
400
This is a sentence that expresses the writer's claim + reason and serves as the foundation (main idea) for my entire essay.
What is a thesis statement?
400
This word is the possessive form for the word "them".
What is theirs?
500
Words that should be capitalized in a title.
What are the first, last, and all important words between?
500
This conjunction means the same as the word "because".
What is for?
500
This punctuation alone is not "strong" enough and will not fix a run-on.
What is a comma?
500
Some specific types of examples I can use as "muscles" to develop my thesis include these.
What is book examples, historical examples, important people, and personal examples.
500
This is a contraction for the words "they are".
What is they're?