Awesome Adjectives
fruitless
unsuccessful, not bearing fruit
adhere
to follow or stick to something
buttress
something that supports or strengthens
This acronym helps you remember the Coordinating Conjunctions.
FANBOYS For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What does a colon look like?
:
tedious
boring
hinder
to slow down or block progress
proponent
advocate, one who argues in favor of something
This type of conjunction indicates that one idea is less important than the main idea of the sentence.
Subordinating conjunction
;
innocuous
harmless
grapple
wrestle with or grab something (figuratively means to try to understand something)
profusion
great amount, abundance, pouring forth
Use a comma before AND if you have ____ or more items in a list.
3
How many correct uses are there for a semicolon?
TWO
infallible
flawless, perfect, incapable of error
reciprocate
to give and take mutually, to return in kind
microcosm
small world
What does it mean if a clause is DEPENDENT?
It depends on another part of the sentence. It cannot stand on its own.
Can a semicolon appear between two Independent clauses?
Yes! IC ; IC
verisimilitude
quality of state of being real or appearing real
surmise
to imagine, to guess, to infer
paucity
few or a lack of something
A phrase that begins with the WORDs "a" or "an" should be set off with commas because it is considered _____.
nonessential
It can be used as a MEGACOMMA to separate complex phrases.