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27 Cards in this Set
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coordinating conjunction joins what?
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joins 2 parts of a sentence that are equal in importance
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how is a correlative conjunction different from the other conjunctions?
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comes in pairs
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essential phrases/clauses are essential. why?
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they complete the understanding of the sentence
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nonessential clauses/phrases are just what?
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extra information (unimportant)
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what is a coordinate adj?
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2 or more adjs of equal importance in a row to describe something
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How to tell coordinate adjs?
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1. Could you put the word AND between the 2 adjs and sentence would still make sense? 2. Could you change the order of the adjs and sentence would still make sense?
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When joining an independent phrase/clause and a dependent phrase/clause, what part of speech is to be used?
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conjunction (ex:and) - no comma
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When joining 2 independent clauses, which part of speech requires a semicolon (before) and a comma (after)?
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conjunctive adverbs
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What parts of speech are not real conjunctions even though they are transition words
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conjunctive adverbs
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Which 2 conjunctive adverbs, when joining 2 sentences, do not require a comma after themselves?
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so therefore
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Periods are primary used to
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separate sentences
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improper use of a period creates
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a sentence fragment
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failure to use a period at the end of a sentence creates
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a run-on sentence
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Are periods used when typing medications in reports
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yes
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What part of speech is the only one that is essential to make a sentence
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verb
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compound modifiers are created when
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2 words act as a single modifier (adj) to a noun
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compound modifiers are different from coordinate adjectives in that they act as how many units
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single/one
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can combinations of words/numerals be combined to make compound modifiers
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yes
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combining modifiers act as one unit and describe what part of speech
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noun
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if the term followup is used as a verb (action verb) wherein it is something a person is to do, how is it presented
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as two words,
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Sentence includes 3 things:
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subject, predicate,and conveys a complete thought (can stand by itself)
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fragment:
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incomplete sentence; does not have the 3 required parts of a complete sentence
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Easy was to locate subject
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locate simple predicate. One you have that verb, ask "Who or what is doing that (the verb)? Your answer will be the simple subject
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run-on sentence:
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2 or more sentences (independent clauses) connected without any punctuation
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run-on sentences (fixing):
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joining the clauses or separate the clauses
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what does FANBOY stand for
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coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet
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what part of a sentence structure is used to separate 3 or more items in a series
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commas
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