English Flashcards
What is an independent clause
can be said on it’s own “the cat is green”
What is a dependent clause
a sub-ordinating conjuction (ex while) is added before an independent clause
While the cat is green
what are non-restrictive clauses
everything that is not a Dependent or Independent clause. The sentence function without them
How can you combine semi-colons ; and what do they act as
they can act as periods, combining independent and independent clauses. They also can separate list items.
How can you use colons :
Independent : List
Independent : explain extra information (non restrictive clause)
Independent : Independent
How can you use commas ,
Dialogue, Lists, and connecting clauses
How can you connect clauses with commas
Connecting a dependent and an Independent
Emma ate cheese, while alex ate popcorn
You can also do Independent and Nonrestrictive clause in three ways:
I, NC
NC,I
I,NC, finish I
How can you connect emdashes -
they are emphasis dashes, most uses for I-NC- finish I
what is the most important rule for figuring out what is the better way to connect clauses
first find the independent clause
What is the rule of modifers if they come before or after the thing that they are modifiing
they need to be next to the object they are modyifying
if it comes before there needs to be a comma
if it comes after there is no puncuation needed
what is the verb tense rule of non restrictive clauses
you are only allowed to start a NRC with an ING verb
How do I figure out the subject verb questions
find the subject and then cancel out the remaining sentence by connecting the subject to the subject-verb
