Use conventions of standard English punctuation

Question 1

Comma

Answer 1

Punctuation mark used to separate parts of sentences.

Question 2

Oxford Comma

Answer 2

The comma before the “and” in a simple series of items.

Question 3

conjunction

Answer 3

A connecting word. Ex: and, but, if, although, or

Question 4

independent clause

Answer 4

A group of words that includes a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

Question 5

compound sentences

Answer 5

Sentence that contains at least two independent clauses. Ex: join two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, like “and”, “but”, or “or”
Join two independent clauses with a semicolon. EX:
1.”The sun is shining, and the birds are singing”
2.We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my neighbor.

Question 6

phrase

Answer 6

A group of words that work together as a unit. “the big red ball” - a group of words that function as a single unit in a sentence, but do not contain a subject and verb;

Question 7

coordinate adjectives

Answer 7

Two equally weighted adjectives that describe the same noun and require a comma between them.Ex: “Smart, funny Jaimie quickly advanced as a class leader

Question 8

indirect quotations

Answer 8

Is when a writer paraphrases what another person has written or said.If a writer relays an idea in their own words, it does not need quotation marks. However, the writer must site the source of the idea.

Question 9

direct quotations

Answer 9

words within the quotation marks are exactly what someone else has written or stated. Comma is used after phrase introducing the person whol.: is being quoted. Ex: Einstein said, “Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he has learned in school.” If the sentence identifies the person after the quotation, the comma is placced inside the end quotation mark. Ex: “Education is that which remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school,” Albert Einstein. If a writer uses someone else’s words without quotation marks, this is known as plagiarism.

Question 10

dependent clause

Answer 10

A group of words that includes a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

Marker Word (because, after, before, since, in order to, although, though, whenever, wherever, whether, while, even though, even if, etc.)

2. Conjunction (but, and, or, nor, yet, etc.)

Because I forgot my homework, I got sent home.

Question 11

independent clause

Answer 11

independent clause has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand on its own as a sentence.

Question 12

subject

Answer 12

The main noun of a sentence that is doing or being.

Question 13

simple sentence

Answer 13

contains one idea or independent clause and uses only an end mark.

Question 14

Complex sentence

Answer 14

Sentence that contains an independent clause and dependent clause. Use a comma following an introductory subordinate clause to separate it from the independent clause. Ex: If it rains, we will not go fishing. You do not need a comma if the subordinate clause follows the independent clause. Ex: We will not go fishing if it rains.

Question 15

Compound Sentence

Answer 15

Sentence that includes two independent clauses. Use a comma before the conjunction that joins the clauses. Use a semicolon between two related independent clauses. Use a semicolon before a transition word that connects two independent clauses and a comma after a transition. Ex:Join two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction, like “and”, “but”, or “or”
Join two independent clauses with a semicolon
Ex: The sun is shining, and the birds are singing”

“We could go fishing on Saturday; you could borrow a pole from my neighbor”.

Question 16

Punctuation examples

Answer 16

Compound sentence: comma indicates that what follows will be a second independent clause.
1. I have been lifting weights for over a year, and i finally set a new maximum bench press.

Complex sentence: comma in this sentence separates an introductory dependent clause from the independent clause.
1. When I went to the gym, I found it was closed.

Apostrophe and end marks: Quotation marks are used for the direct quotation, and a comma is used before the closed quote to indicate there is additional text in the sentence. Apostrophe used for a contraction. Exclamation mark is used to indicate both the end of the sentence with strong feeling.
“It’s not easy to increase your bench press,”she announced. “You’ve probably heard that there are many different theories for the best approach!”

Question 17

apostrophe

Answer 17

Punctuation mark that denotes possessive case or omission of letters. article. Word (“a” “an” or “the”) that refers to a noun.

Question 18

end marks

Answer 18

Punctuation marks that end sentences period, question mark, and exclamation mark.

Question 19

exclamation mark

Answer 19

End mark that denotes strong feeling.