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Complete sentences contains…

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1) subject
2) Main verb
3) complete idea

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Incomplete sentences

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They may or may not have a subject or verb combo but never have a complete idea, do a comma swap with a period to see if it makes sense

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How to figure out if a comma is right or wrong

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do a comma pause test

See if it makes sense with the pauses still there

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Commas on either side of a word Group means what

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That you can pull the word group out of the sentence

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Colons

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Colons are used after a statement (an independent clause or a complete idea) to let you know that a question, example, list, or explanation is coming up

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Collins function like what

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1) and equal sign in math equations

The complete idea in front of a colon

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How to figure out if a colon is right or wrong

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Check for independent and equality. In order for a colon to be correct, two things have to happen:

1) independence: The statement in front of the colon has to be able to stand alone in front of a sentence.
2) equality: The words behind the colon need to be equal the statement in front of the colon.

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Dashes and colons never follow what?

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Incomplete ideas or clauses beginning begging with the word that

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Can a dash and a colon be in the same sentence?

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No

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How to figure out if a dash is right or wrong.

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  • if there is just one dash make sure there is a complete sentence before the dash, and an equal statement following it
  • if there is two dashes take out the interruption
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Can a dash and a Colon be in a sentence together

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No

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Where are semicolons come in at

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They come at the end of a complete idea and they have words that relate to the complete idea.

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What do apostrophes do?

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They show possession

Take place of missing letters

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It’s

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Contraction for it is

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Its

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Shows possession of the pronoun

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Who’s

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Contraction between who and is or who and has

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Whose

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Shows possession of the word who

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How to figure if an apostrophe is right or wrong

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Make it into a movie title, add the in front and of or of the in the middle.
Ex: the dog’s day / the day of the dog

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Agreement

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It is when the subject and verb match in, when a pronoun and it’s antecedent ( the word replacing) match in

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Modifiers

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They are words that change the meaning of another word.

Adjectives and adverbs are modifiers.

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Weird adverbs

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Adverb- well
Comparative- better
Superlative- best

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Weird adjectives

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Adjective- bad, good, little, many
Comparative- worse, better, less, more
Superlative- worst, best, least, most

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What is an Idiom?

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Phrases made up of verbs and prepositions that have come to be expected to go together for particular reason.
Ex: go the extra mile
It’s a small world

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How to figure out if a sentence contains structural errors.

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See if it can stand alone

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What are the three sentence structure errors

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Fragments
Run-ons
Comma splices

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Fragments

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The sentence is missing a major piece- subject, main verb or complete idea.
Ex: Even though she told him she’d be there by 9:00.

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Run-ons

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Two or more sentences are smooched together without punctuation.
Ex: Aristotle was a genius he invented the light bulb, right?

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Comma Splices

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A comma Joins two complete sentences
Ex: Kevin could think of two reasons to join the chess club, he was smart, and Lily, his crush since preschool, was president.
Ex: Joanna tried on shirts and shorts, dresses and overalls, she found nothing to wear to the barnyard dance.

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What is parallelism

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It is a similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.

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How to figure out if a sentence is parallel or not

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If you can label the parts of speech in the non-underlined part of the sentence you’ll be able to figure out if the underlined section is parallel to it or not.
Verb. Adverb. Prepositional phrase

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How will the ACT ack you to organize

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Organization of the passage as a whole
Organization of paragraphs
Organization of sentences

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Introduction paragraph

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Contains the main idea of the essay

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Supporting paragraphs

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Each contains

  • topic sentences that transition from the previous idea.
  • supporting sentences that provide details about the topic sentences
  • concluding or transitional sentence that leads to the next idea
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Concluding paragraph

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Contain sentences that provide extra insight and summarize the essay.

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How to keep essays organized

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Get rid of the fluff; keep the good stuff

  1. One word: if you had only one word to describe the paragraph, what would it be?
  2. Underline: draw a line under the word or phrase that seems to show the main point of the paragraph.
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What transitions would use use to compare

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Also, in the same way, just as, so too, likewise, similarly

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What transitions would you use to show cause

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Accordingly, consequently, hence, so, therefor, thus

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What transitions would you use to contrast

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But, however, in spite of, on the one hand, n the other hand, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, in contrast, on the contrary, still, yet

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What transitions would you use to show a sequence of events

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First, second,third……. Next, finally

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What transitions would you use to give examples or more info

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Or, for example, for instance, namely, specifically, to illustrate, additionally, again, also, and, as well, besides, equally important, further, furthermore, in addition, moreover

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Make sure the words and phrases in between commas in a list are what?

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Parallel

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If you are using a dash like a comma in a sentence then how many dashes need to be in the sentence?

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two

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If there is two dashes in a sentence then what can happen to the part in between.

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it can be removed.

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You can not use dashes and colons after what?

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Incomplete ideas or the word “that”

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Does a semicolon only follow a complete idea?

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Yes

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What is the difference between a semicolon and end and marks?

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Semicolons have to have words behind them that relate to the complete idea, whereas end marks like periods, exclamation points, and question marks do not.

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semicolons should never come before what?

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a coordinating conjunction such as: and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet.

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How to figure out if a semicolon is right?

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take out the semicolon are replace it with a period; if it works then you are right.

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