Punctuation
This type of punctuation is often used to show extreme emotion.
What is an exclamation point?
This type of sentence begins with the main clause (subject and predicate) followed by modifiers.
What is loose?
This is a group of words that contain a subject and predicate and can stand on its own.
What is an independent clause?
This type of sentence is also known as an independent clause.
What is simple?
This is a sentence strategy in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first.
Example: "Fair is foul and foul is fair."
What is antimetabole?
A semicolon is used to combine two _______________ clauses that are connected by conjunctive adverbs such as however, therefore, furthermore.
What is independent?
This type of sentence begins with modifiers with the main clause (subject and predicate) at the end.
What is periodic?
This type of clause begins with a subordinating conjunction.
What is a dependent clause?
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
This is a strategy which uses multiple conjunctions and is often used in a freight train sentence.
What is polysyndeton?
An _______________ is a series of dots to indicate deleted words, phrases, or paragraphs in a text.
What is an ellipsis?
This is a type of periodic sentence.
What is convoluted.
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition, is only 2-3 words in length, and ends with a noun or pronoun. A preposition shows time, direction, and __________.
What is location?
This type of sentence combines two or more independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
What is compound?
In the following sentence, where should you place a colon?
Example:
The book was called Gourmet Cooking Recipes for the Beginner.
What is Gourmet Cooking: Recipes for the Beginner?
This type of punctuation can take the place of other types of punctuation.
What is a dash?
This type of sentence has multiple consecutive independent clauses. The only reason it comes to an end is that there is nothing else to say.
What is freight train?
A participle is a verbal - it takes the form of a verb but functions as another part of speech. It often ends in -ing, -ed, -en, -n, -t. What is the function of a participle?
What is to function as an adjective?
This type of sentence combines an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses.
What is complex?
True or False
Sentence fluency/variety is created by using various sentence lengths, patterns, and types.
What is TRUE?
In the Punctuation Powerpoint on Schoology that you were required to review on your own, there are three components/elements that are used for emphasis and should be used sparingly. Two are the exclamation point and italics. What is the third?
What is capitalization?
A balanced sentence must always have this.
What is parallel structure/parallel/parallelism?
True or False
Appositive phrases make it possible for a writer to combine sentences with similar ideas.
What is TRUE?
Give me an example of a compound-complex sentence. Write it on the board and label the parts. You have 90 seconds.
Answers vary.
Syntax affects the __________ of a piece of writing.
What is pace?