sentence stalking Flashcards
to list items in a series
comma
what does FANBOYS stand for
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
what does a dependent clause begin with
subordinating conjunction
to separate two coordinate adjectives that describe the same noun
comma
what does a complex sentence contain
independent and dependent clause
to separate the quotation from the rest of the sentence in written dialogue
comma
at the end of a sentence and abbreviation
period
to insert additional or interrupting information into the middle or at the end of the sentence
comma
at the end of a sentence asking a question and shows doubt
question mark
to separate an introductory word or phrase from the rest of the sentence
comma
to show an direct quote, around the tittle of a poem, book chapter, magazine, article, or song tittle
quotation marks
to join together two independent clauses
semicolon
to introduce a list, to give further information about a topic
colon
to show possession, to show missing letters in contractions
apostrophe
to show an interrupted or unfinished sentence, before and after extra information within a sentence
dash
to join two or more words together into one word
hyphen
to show some words have been omitted, to show a pause
ellipses
at the end of a sentence to show strong emotion
exclamation mark
what type of sentence does fanboys apply to?
compound sentence
contains subject, verb, and a completed thought,
simple sentence
contains two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction
compound sentence
in a complex sentence a dependent clause begins with what type of conjunction
subordinating
contains an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses connected to it
complex sentence
a word used in place of a noun
pronoun
a word placed before a noun or pronoun to modify another word in the sentence
preposition
when the author uses an object to represent a bigger idea or theme from the text
symbol
the way an author reveals information about a character’s personality, appearance, likes/dislikes, how the character feels about other characters
characterization
the author uses a word or group to make the reader connect to the text through the five sense
imagery
