Verbal Flashcards
Coordinating Conjunctions aka FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
For
Coordinating Conjunction
After
Subordinating Conjunction
And
Coordinating Conjunction
Nor
Coordinating Conjunction
Before
Subordinating Conjunction
Until
Subordinating Conjunction
But
Coordinating Conjunction
Or
Coordinating Conjunction
For
Coordinating Conjunction
Once
Subordinating Conjunction
Although
Subordinating Conjunction
Whereas
Subordinating Conjunction
Yet
Coordinating Conjunction
Because
Subordinating Conjunction
Nor
Coordinating Conjunction
If
Subordinating Conjunction
Unless
Subordinating Conjunction
Though
Subordinating Conjunction
So
Coordinating Conjunction
As much as
Subordinating Conjunction
And
Coordinating Conjunction
Just as
Subordinating Conjunction
Rather than
Subordinating Conjunction
Whenever
Subordinating Conjunction
A clause has both
A subject and a main verb (when?)
Subordinated clause =
Subordinate Conjunction + Subject + Main Verb
Compound Sentence =
Independent clause + , + Coordinating Conjunction + Independent clause
Semicolon is used to
link two independent clauses
To use a colon…
what precedes the colon must be able to be a complete sentence on its own
Complex sentence is
1 independent clause and at least 1 subordinated clause
When the Subordinated Clause comes first than the Independent clause the comma is
MANDATORY
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singular
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singular
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singular
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singular
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plural
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Can be singular or plural depending on their referents.
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that agrees in number with what the percentage is a percentage of
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Plural