Comma Usage in Simple and Compound Sentences
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What is a prepositional phrase?

  • A phrase that lacks a subject or a verb
  • A phrase that ends with a preposition
  • A phrase that functions as a complete sentence
  • A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with an object (correct)

    • Which of the following is a characteristic of a complete sentence?

  • Contains a subject and a predicate (correct)
  • Begins with a transition word
  • Does not express a complete thought
  • Lacks a subject or a verb

    • What is a fragment in writing?

  • A sentence that contains a subject and predicate
  • A sentence that lacks either the subject or the verb (correct)
  • A sentence that expresses a complete thought
  • A sentence that begins with a transition word

    • How can you fix a run-on sentence?

    <p>By breaking it into two complete sentences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a topic sentence?

    <p>To introduce the main idea of the paragraph</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first step in the writing process?

    <p>Identifying your purpose for writing and choosing a topic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction?

    <p>Compound sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When two independent clauses in a compound sentence are not bridged with a connecting word, what punctuation mark is used?

    <p>Semicolon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to show the connection between two independent clauses in a compound sentence?

    <p>Semicolon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a complex sentence, what does a dependent clause depend on for its meaning?

    <p>An independent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which punctuation mark is used to separate parts of sentences?

    <p>Comma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is used to connect two independent clauses that are not bridged by a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

    <p>Period</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a dependent clause?

    <p>A group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the sentence 'Since they added that new station, the trains have been taking a lot longer to arrive,' what is 'since they added that new station'?

    <p>Dependent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of sentence is made up of two complete sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction?

    <p>Compound sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?

    <p>Preposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which word represents short bursts of emotion?

    <p>Interjections</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the subject of a sentence do?

    <p>Does or is what the sentence is about</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of clause begins with a subordinating word and cannot stand alone as a sentence?

    <p>Dependent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?

    <p>Adjective</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?

    <p>Comma (,)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

    <p>An independent clause can stand alone, but a dependent clause cannot</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of sentence is made up of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon?

    <p>Compound sentence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a compound sentence, what punctuation mark is used before a connecting word like 'but'?

    <p>Comma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a dependent clause dependent on for its meaning in a complex sentence?

    <p>An independent clause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which punctuation mark is used between two independent clauses that are not bridged with a connecting word?

    <p>Semicolon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech describes or modifies adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs?

    <p>Adverb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What punctuation mark is used in writing to separate parts of sentences?

    <p>Comma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of tense is used when events are incomplete or have already happened?

    <p>Progressive tense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a topic sentence in a paragraph?

    <p>Introduce the main idea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech describes the relationship between other words?

    <p>Conjunctions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct way to fix a run-on sentence?

    <p>Add a semicolon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a predicate in a sentence must contain?

    <p>A verb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What differentiates a complete sentence from a fragment?

    <p>*Complete thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What part of speech represents short bursts of emotion?

    <p>Conjunction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In a sentence, what does the subject do?

    <p>Is who or what the sentence is about</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of a complete sentence?

    <p>Is a complete thought</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which punctuation mark is used to separate cities, states, and countries in writing?

    <p>Comma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do prepositions describe?

    <p>The relationship between other words</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of an independent clause in a sentence?

    <p>Acts as a complete thought and can stand alone without adding more words</p> Signup and view all the answers

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