Clear And Accurate Flashcards
Word:
It’s a series of letters which joins together to have a meaning.
Phrase:
A group of words that have meaning but contain no verb.
Clause
A group of words but include subject and verbs, another word for clause is sentence = simple, complex and compound
Simple sentence:
1 sentence containing a verb.
Complex sentence:
It contains conjunction there will be two classes and one of them will be a subordinate clause + main clause.
Compound sentence:
Main clause + main clause it will include fanboys conjunction.
Conjunction:
There are 7 = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
What do you do before you put a fanboys conjunction?
Always put a comma.
When I got dressed, I went to the park.
When - conjunction
I got dressed - sub clause
I went to the park - main clause
Before you write anything with speech marks what do you do?
Add a comma
What can commas sometimes function as?
Brackets
Main clause:
A clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone having a subject and a predicate.
Predicate:
The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject a word which predict something about it’s subject.
Subordinate clause:
A clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause.
Difference between main clause and subordinate clause:
Main clause have a subject and e verb and can stand on their own. Subordinate clause begin with a conjunction and therefore cannot stand on their own.
Apostrophe contraction (make shorter):
If you want to put 2 words into one, you use the apostrophe in the place where you have taken out some letters.
Possession (to show ownership; something belong to something else):
The apostrophe is used with an s. Usually when the object is owned by one person or thing, usually put the apostrophe before the s.
Possessive pronouns:
My, his, your, their, your, her and it’s.
Dash:
You need it to instruct the reader to take a pause, the reader should know that the information after the dash is extra and not necessary. You use a double dash again, to add extra information. If you remove this extra information the sentence left should still make sense. Instead of the double dash you could use brackets and commas.
Hyphen:
You use a hyphen to instruct the reader to join whatever comes before and after the hyphen.
Should you practice this more then once?
YES
