Grammar Flashcards
What should you start a sentence with?
What should it end with?
Capital letter
Punctuation mark
When is an apostrophe used? ‘
Possession of something
Missing letter
When is a colon used? :
Introduce an example or a list
When is a comma used? ,
Separate items in a list or clauses in a sentence
When is a dash or brackets used? - ( )
Interrupt a sentence with a phrase that doesn’t fit grammatically
When is a full stop used? .
End of sentence.
Abbreviations
When is an exclamation mark used? !
When a sentence is shouted out or said suddenly
When is a question mark used? ?
After a question
When is a semi-colon used? ;
Separate parts of a sentence which require a more distinct break than a comma but can’t be broken by a full stop as they are too closely connected.
What are connectives? Give 2 examples.
Words which joins part of a sentence or paragraph together.
why, so, because, but, when, before, until, where, wherever, on the other hand, surely, however, and, in other words.
