homophones and sentences Flashcards
subordinators
because, although, if, while, when, before, after, since, even though
FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
what do clauses always have
a subject and a verb
if there’s a subordinator, you know that the sentence is a ____ or a _____.
complex, compound/complex
if there’s a FANBOY, you know that the sentence is a ____ or a ____.
compound, compound-complex
what do FANBOYS connect to?
independent clauses
what do subordinators connect to?
dependent clauses
compound sentence
2+ IC
Ryan fights bears, and Ollie wrestles raccoons. Ryan and Ollie fight with wild animals.
complex sentence
1 IC & 1+ DC Molly loves this class because it is so short. Because it is so short, Molly loves this class.
simple sentence
1 IC
Danielle ate a donut made out of peanut butter and jelly this morning.
Danielle ate a donut.
compound/complex sentence
2+ IC and 1+ DC
If Gillian marks her territory, you better watch out; she owns a taser.
Gillian is evil; she follows Voldemort because he is her master.
conjunctive adverbs
IC; therefore/however, IC.
Mr. Bachrach was late; therefore, we missed out on 5 minutes of class.
colon
colon->list (a colon is an equal sign)
I have 2 favorite foods: ice cream and children’s brains.
Being verbs don’t need a colon.
My favorite foods are ice cream and children’s brains.
being verbs
am, is, are, was, be, being, been
lose/loose
not win/not tight
They will lose the game/Stuff spilled out of the jar because the top was loose
