English - Concepts to Know w/Examples Flashcards
What is a grouping of words with at least one subject and a verb?
clause
What type of clause communicates a complete thought?
Independent clause
Example: The boy ran
What type of clause does NOT communicate a complete thought?
Dependent Clause
Example: When John studied
What punctuation separates words/groups of words into a list?
Comma
What noun type gives bonus information about the noun before it?
Appositive
Example: Austin, a student at Harvard, was an accomplished artist.
What adverb connects two thoughts together?
Conjunctive Adverb
You can use a comma when two of what are interchangeable?
adjectives
Example: It was a large, gleaming castle
You can use a comma after you start a sentence with what type of clause?
dependent
Example: When Ron ran on the trail, it was serene
What punctuation can you use to block off an unnecessary part of a sentence?
comma
Example: John, having lived here for years, walked casually.
What punctuation can be used to show possession?
apostrophe
Example: Caiden’s dog
What punctuation lets you make a contraction?
Apostrophe
Example: there is = there’s
What punctuation do you use when you put a quote, list, or apposititive after an independent clause(complete thought)?
Colon
Example: The verdict was crystal clear: he was guilty
What punctuation connects two complete thoughts, both equally emphasized?
Semi-Colon
What punctuation connects 2 independent clauses, the second starting with a transition or conjunctive adverb?
Semi-Colon
Example: The woods were dark; however, I continued to journey on
What punctuation highlights the information inside it?
Hint: MORE emphasis than parantheses
Dashes
Example: The blue whale -though 200 tons-swam quickly to the krill
What punctuation do you use at the end of a statement?
Period
Example: This is a pen.
What punctuation do you use after a question?
Question Mark
Example: Is this yours?
What noun type can be used in place of another noun?
Pronoun
Example: “him” instead of “Isaac Newton”
What in a sentence is the doer of a verb?
Subject
Example: Jackson kicked the football
Jackson is the subject
What in a sentence has a verb done to them?
Object
Example: Jackson kicked the football