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No Red Ink Study Guide - Quiz - 10/24/16

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Proper Nouns = the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.

Common Nouns = a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are usually not capitalized.

Common Nouns astronaut planet mission

Proper Nouns Sally Ride Jupiter Apollo 11

Pronouns = a word used in place of a noun or another pronoun Mrs. Baughman teaches at Memorial Middle School. She loves it! (She is replacing Mrs. Baughman.) My friend Jamie and I had a great summer. We traveled to Puerto Rico? (We is replacing Jamie and I.) The dog wanted a treat. It s tood up on i ts paws and waved. (It and its are replacing the dog.)

Verbs = word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being Action verb = tells what the subject does; can be expressed either as physical or mental The roller coaster climbs up the hill. The children screamed as it plunged down the mountain. Some people hate roller coasters.

Subordinating Conjunction

S ome sentences are complex. Such sentences have t wo clauses, one m ain [or independent] and one subordinate [or dependent]. The essential ingredient in a complex sentence is the subordinate conjunction:

Subordinate Conjunctions

after although

as because before even if even though

if in order that

once provided that rather than

since so that

than that though unless

until when whenever where whereas wherever whether while why

The subordinate conjunction has two jobs. First, it provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. This transition will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. Here are some examples:

Louisa will wash the sink full of her dirty dishes o nce her roommate Shane cleans his stubble and globs of shaving cream from the bathroom sink.

We looked on top of the refrigerator, where Jenny will often hide a bag of chocolate chip cookies.

Because her teeth were chattering in fear, Lynda clenched her jaw muscle while waiting for her turn to audition.

Prepositions = a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence

Examples:

The robot is above the spacecraft.

The robot is inside the spacecraft.

The robot is below the spacecraft.

The robot is beside the spacecraft.

Adjectives = a word that describes a noun or pronoun

Extraordinary weather can cause s trange events. Which nouns do the adjectives describe? (weather and events)

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) = c onnects words used in the same way For, An, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

We ran around the track during gym, b ut we didn't have to do the pacer test.

Motors and software control a robot named Greg.

Adverbs - a word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. They answer the questions how, when, where, or to what extent. Teeagers often make a unique impression. What verb does "often" modify? Make Sara completed the test quickly. What verb does "quickly" modify? Completed

Complete Sentences = a group of words that express a complete thought; contains a subject and a predicate Fragment = a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence; an incomplete thought; may be missing a subject, predicate, or both Complete = Ghost towns usually can be found around deserted mines and oil fields. Fragment = Ghost towns usually around deserted mines and oil fields. (missing a verb) Fragment = Around deserted mines and oil fields. (missing a subject)

Conjunctive Adverb: Conjunctions have one job, to connect. They join words, p hrases, or clauses together to clarify what the writer is saying. Their presence provides smooth transitions from one idea to another. When the job of an adverb is to connect ideas, we call it a c onjunctive adverb. Here is the list:

accordingly also

besides consequently

conversely finally

furthermore hence

Conjunctive Adverbs

however indeed instead likewise meanwhile moreover nevertheless

next

nonetheless otherwise similarly still

subsequently then

therefore thus

A conjunctive adverb can join two main clauses. In this situation, the conjunctive adverb behaves like a coordinating conjunction, connecting two complete ideas. Notice, however, that you need a semicolon, not a comma, to connect the two clauses: Main Clause + ; + Conjunctive Adverb + , + M ain Clause. Read these examples: The dark skies and distant thunder dissuaded Clarice from her afternoon run; moreover, she had thirty calculus problems to solve for her morning class.

Leon's apartment complex does not allow dogs over thirty pounds; otherwise, he would have bought that Great Dane puppy playing in the pet store window.

The cat ate a bowlful of tuna; then, to the squirrel's' delight, the fat feline fell asleep in the rocking chair.

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