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noun person, place, thing, idea
pronoun word that takes the place of a noun
verb action; state of being
adjective modifies a noun or pronoun
adverb modifies a verb, adjective or adverb
conjunction joins words, phrases, clauses
interjection shows strong feeling
preposition shows the relationship of one thing to another
coordinating conjuction fanboys- joins words, phrases, clauses
correlative conjunction two word combination to join words, phrases
subordinating conjunction awhitebus- joins clauses
subordinate clause a group of words that cannot stand alone but contain a subordinating conjuction, a subject and a verb
independent clause a simple sentence
simple sentence one independent clause
compound sentence two independent clauses joined together in one of three ways
complex sentence one independent clause plus one subordinate clause
three ways to form a compound sentence comma coordinating conjunction; semicolon; semicolon conjunctive adverb comma
using a comma in a complex sentence only if subordinate clause if first
forms of be is, are, was, were, am, be, being, been
subject verb agreement subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject
antecedent the word that the pronoun is referring to/taking the place of
pronoun agreement pronoun must match the antecedent by being singular or pluarl
pronoun case nominative, objective, possessive
nominative case a pronoun used in the subject or predicate noun of a sentence
objective case a pronoun used as a direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition
possessive case a pronoun showing ownership
capitalize proper nouns, proper adjectives
comma rules use a comma: list, interrupter, appositive, compound sentence, introductory word or phrase, complex sentence, with conjunctive adverb, parenthetical expression
appositive a noun or noun phrase that renames the noun it follows: Mrs. R, my teacher, ...
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jhump98 : noun person, place, thing, idea pronoun word that takes the place of a noun verb action; state of being adjective modifies a noun or pronoun adverb modifies a verb, adjective or adverb conjunction joins words, phrases, clauses interjection shows strong feeling preposition shows the relationship of one thing to another coordinating conjuction fanboys- joins words, phrases, clauses correlative conjunction two word combination to join words, phrases subordinating conjunction awhitebus- joins clauses subordinate clause a group of words that cannot stand alone but contain a subordinating conjuction, a subject and a verb independent clause a simple sentence simple sentence one independent clause compound sentence two independent clauses joined together in one of three ways complex sentence one independent clause plus one subordinate clause three ways to form a compound sentence comma coordinating conjunction; semicolon; semicolon conjunctive adverb comma using a comma in a complex sentence only if subordinate clause if first forms of be is, are, was, were, am, be, being, been subject verb agreement subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject antecedent the word that the pronoun is referring to/taking the place of pronoun agreement pronoun must match the antecedent by being singular or pluarl pronoun case nominative, objective, possessive nominative case a pronoun used in the subject or predicate noun of a sentence objective case a pronoun used as a direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition possessive case a pronoun showing ownership capitalize proper nouns, proper adjectives comma rules use a comma: list, interrupter, appositive, compound sentence, introductory word or phrase, complex sentence, with conjunctive adverb, parenthetical expression appositive a noun or noun phrase that renames the noun it follows: Mrs. R, my teacher, ...
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  1. coordinating conjuctionfanboys- joins words, phrases, clauses - 5 misses
  2. three ways to form a compound sentencecomma coordinating conjunction; semicolon; semicolon conjunctive adverb comma - 4 misses
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  4. pronoun agreementpronoun must match the antecedent by being singular or pluarl - 3 misses
  5. objective casea pronoun used as a direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition - 3 misses
  6. comma rulesuse a comma: list, interrupter, appositive, compound sentence, introductory word or phrase, complex sentence, with conjunctive adverb, parenthetical expression - 3 misses
  7. prepositionshows the relationship of one thing to another - 2 misses