Writing subtest (Objectives) Flashcards
Objective 008 What is a complete sentence
Each sentence needs a subject and a verb that has a complete thought.
The dog barked
Every sentence needs at least one independent clause
What is a verb?
They have objects that receive an action of the verb, they answer what questions
EX: run, dance, jump, think.
I drank….coffee
She kicked the…ball
What is an independant clause?
A group of words that contain a subject and a verb, sentences that can stand alone are independent
Ex: our planets revolve around the sun
What is a dependent clause?
They have subjects and verbs but they cant stand alone because they don’t express a complete thought
Ex: While we ate dinner…
Leaving you hanging
What makes a sentence complex?
When there is one independent and one dependent clause
Ex: We ate dinner our kids played a game
What is a compound sentence
It needs For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So or add a comma
F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
What is the purpose of a semicolon
Connecting two independent clauses that are closely related
Ex: I have a big test tomorrow; I can’t go out tonight
Explain the function of FOR
This explains a reason or purpose, typically with two independent clauses.
Ex: I go to the park every Sunday, for I long to see his face
My husband sent me flowers, for he loves me
Preposition: I bought this gift for you
Explain the use of NOR
Used to present a second negative idea to join a negative idea in the first clause
Ex: My sister doesn’t like to study, nor does she take notes in class
Explain the use of but
Showing the contrast between two words or phrases. Introducing an opposing idea
Ex: Television is a wonderful escape, but it interferes with my writing.
What is the use of a comma
Knowing that you put it in-between two independent clauses (sentences that can stand alone) by not adding a comma can lead to a run on sentence
What are conjunctive adverbs
However, therefore and also they join two clauses with a semicolon or in a new sentence and modify the first clause with the second clause.
What would make a sentence fragment?
Missing…
Subject
verb, an action of a word, run
incomplete thought (Dependent clause)
What is verb tense?
It means something that is past, present and the future.
When seeing it in a passage making sure that all the timelines match up thoughout the whole passage
What is an example of a right and wrong modifier
Right: “Standing 6’3 tall, Patrick Mahomes is the talented quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Wrong: “Standing 6’3 tall, the Kansas City Chiefs are lucky to have a quarterback like Patrick Mahomes
On MTEL it will say what part contains a misplaced or dangling modifier
What is a preposition
It means in relation to other things, sounding out sentences does it make sense when hearing it.
Ex: Instead of saying getting married AT washington you say you got married IN
THAT and WHICH refer to things, WHO refers to people
Wrong: Sally is the assistant THAT works in my mothers office
Right: Sally is the assistant who works in my mothers office
What is the difference between their, there and they’re
Their….Someones belongings thats their hat
there…Is a place please go over there
They’re…They are
What is the difference between affect and effect
Affect is always active its a verb
Ex: The drought affected our crops
Effect is a noun the drought was enormous
What is one homonym that will never be right on a test
Its’ This is never the way to spell this or use the apostrophe
Which sentence is correct? How can you effectively correct a sentence?
He likes to read novels they make him see the world from different perspectives
He likes to read novels; they make him see the world from different perspectives
By making sure that the meaning of the sentence is still there, not changing the total meaning of the sentence
looking for run on sentences and knowing where there needs to be a pause when reading
