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Grammar Flashcards

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What are the 6 elements of proper English?

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  1. Parts of speech
  2. Parts of a sentence
  3. Mechanics
  4. Word order
  5. Word choice
  6. Word forms
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What are the 8 parts of speech?

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  1. Nouns
  2. Pronouns
  3. Verbs
  4. Adjectives
  5. Adverbs
  6. Prepositions
  7. Conjunctions
  8. Interjections
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What’s a verb?

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A verb is a word that expresses action or being.

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What are action verbs and what are 3 examples?

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An action verb is word that implies action is being taken.

Examples: Running, climbing, loves

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What are verbs of being and what are 3 examples?

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A being verb is a word that indicates a state of being.

Examples: is, was, will be, being, been.

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What are the 14 punctuation marks?

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. = Full Stop
?   = Question mark
!    = Exclamation mark
,    = Comma
;    = Semicolon
\:    = Colon
--  = En Dash
--- = Em Dash
-  = Hyphen
[  ] = Square brakets
{ } = Braces
( ) = Brackets or Parentheses
‘ = Apostrophe
“” = Quotation Marks
‘’ = Single Quotation Marks
… or *** = Elipsis
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What’s the symbol for a full stop?

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.

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When should a full stop be used?

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When ending a sentence.

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What’s the name of this “.” punctuation mark?

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Full Stop.

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What’s the symbol for a question mark?

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?

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When should a question mark be used?

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Indicates a direct question. Should be placed at the end of a sentence.

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What’s the name of this punctuation mark — “?”?

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Question mark.

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What’s the symbol for an exclamation mark?

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!

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When should an exclamation mark be used?

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Indicates outcry or emphasis. Should be placed at the end of a sentence.

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What’s the name of this punctuation mark — “!”?

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Exclamation mark

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What’s the symbol for a comma?

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,

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17
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When should a comma be used?

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Indicates a pause in a series

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18
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark — “,”?

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Comma

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What’s the symbol for a semicolon?

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;

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When should a semicolon be used?

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Used to connect independant clauses.

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What’s the name of this punctuation mark — “;”?

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Semicolon

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22
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What’s the symbol for a colon?

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:

23
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When should a colon be used?

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3 Uses:

  1. Used after a word to indicate a quote, explanation, example or a series.
  2. Used between independent clauses when the second explains the first.
  3. Used for emphasis.
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark : “:”?

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Colon

25
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What’s the symbol for an En Dash?

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–

26
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When should an En Dash be used?

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Used to indicate a range, connections or differentiations

27
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark : “–”?

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En Dash

28
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What’s the symbol for a Em Dash?

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29
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When should an Em Dash be used?

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Used in place of a comma, perenthesis, or colon to enhance readability or emphasise the conclusion.

30
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark: “—”?

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Em Dash

31
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What’s the symbol for a hyphen?

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-

32
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When should a hyphen be used?

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Used to join two or more words together into a compound term, not separated by spaces.

33
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark: “-“?

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Hyphen

34
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What are the symbols for square brakets?

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[ ]

35
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When should square brackets be used?

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Used for technical explanations or to clarify meaning.

36
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What’s the name of these punctuation marks: “[ ]”?

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Square brakets

37
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What are the symbols for braces?

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{ }

38
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When should braces be used?

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Used to contain two or more lines of text or listed items to show that they’re considered a unit.

39
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What’s the name of these punctuation marks: “{ }”?

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Braces

40
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What are the symbols for brackets or parentheses?

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( )

41
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When should brackets or parentheses be used?

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Used to contain further thoughts or qualifying remarks.

42
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What’s the name of these punctuation marks: “( )”?

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Brackets or parentheses.

43
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What’s the symbol for an apostrophe?

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’

44
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When should an apostrophe be used?

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Used to indicate omission of a letter or letters from a word, the possessive case, or the plurals of lowercase letters.

45
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark: “’”?

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Apostrophe.

46
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What are the symbols for quotation marks?

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” “

47
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When should quotation marks be used?

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3 Uses:

  1. Used primarily to mark the beginning and end of a passage attributed to another.
  2. Used to indicate meaning.
  3. Used to indicate the unusual or dubious state of a word.
48
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What’s the name of these punctuation marks: “ “?

A

Quotation marks.

49
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What are the symbols for single quotation marks?

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’ ‘

50
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When should single quotation marks be used?

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Used to show a quote within a quote. Used to show a quote in a headline.

51
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What’s the name of these punctuation marks: ‘ ‘ ?

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Single quotation marks

52
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What’s the symbol for an elipsis?

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… or ***

53
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When should an elipsis be used?

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Used to show an omission of words (sentence continues).

54
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What’s the name of this punctuation mark: “… or ***”?

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Elipses.

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