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What is a Short-Form Work?
What is a Short-Form Work?
- Poems (correct)
- Short stories (correct)
- Books
- TV shows
What are Long-Form Works?
What are Long-Form Works?
- Short stories
- Songs
- Articles
- Books (correct)
Titles of books should be ______.
Titles of books should be ______.
italicized
Titles of poems should be in ______.
Titles of poems should be in ______.
You should use commas to separate just two items in a series.
You should use commas to separate just two items in a series.
What are Cue Words used for?
What are Cue Words used for?
What is a Subject in a sentence?
What is a Subject in a sentence?
What do Action Verbs describe?
What do Action Verbs describe?
What do Direct Objects tell us?
What do Direct Objects tell us?
FANBOYS refers to coordinating conjunctions.
FANBOYS refers to coordinating conjunctions.
What does SWABI stand for?
What does SWABI stand for?
What does THAMO represent?
What does THAMO represent?
A Dependent Clause must contain a ______ and a ______.
A Dependent Clause must contain a ______ and a ______.
What does the term 'cite' mean?
What does the term 'cite' mean?
Match the words with their definitions:
Match the words with their definitions:
What does 'advice' refer to?
What does 'advice' refer to?
What is the difference between 'further' and 'farther'?
What is the difference between 'further' and 'farther'?
The term 'anyways' is correct English.
The term 'anyways' is correct English.
What does 'altogether' mean?
What does 'altogether' mean?
What does 'all together' refer to?
What does 'all together' refer to?
What does 'already' mean?
What does 'already' mean?
All Ready means ______.
All Ready means ______.
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Study Notes
Short-Form and Long-Form Works
- Short-form works are enclosed in quotation marks, such as short stories, poems, articles, and songs.
- Long-form works are italicized and include books, movies, and TV shows.
Titles Formatting
- Titles of books should be italicized, capitalizing the first and last words, along with all major words in between, except for FANBOYS, prepositions, and articles.
- Titles of poems are placed in quotation marks and follow the same capitalization rules for significant words.
Lists and Commas
- Use commas to separate three or more items in a series, even before "and."
- Do not use commas when only two items are mentioned.
Cue Words and List Introduction
- Introduce lists with color after phrases like "as follows," "the following," or "these."
- A colon is used only after a complete thought.
Understanding Subjects
- The subject of a sentence performs the action or is in a state of being, working with verbs.
- Subjects may not always appear at the beginning of the sentence and can include one or more words.
Pronouns and Action Verbs
- Pronouns (e.g., "it") can serve as subjects in sentences.
- Action verbs describe the actions taken by subjects or objects.
Direct Objects and Prepositions
- Direct objects answer "who?" or "what?" about a verb and follow it.
- Prepositions explain the relationship between nouns and other words, adding context about location and time.
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
- FANBOYS connect two complete thoughts: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Subordinating Conjunctions (SWABI)
- SWABI links two complete thoughts: Since, When, After, Because, If.
Conjunctive Adverbs (THAMO)
- THAMO indicates the relationship between complete thoughts: Therefore, However, Also, Meanwhile, Otherwise.
Clauses Classification
- Independent clauses express complete ideas, while dependent clauses are incomplete thoughts that may attach to independents.
Definitions & Distinctions
- A clause is a group of words containing a subject and a verb.
- To cite means to quote or give recognition.
- The word "sight" refers to the act of seeing, "site" means a location, and "scene" denotes a setting or location.
- "Seen" is the past tense of "to see."
- Advice is an opinion given to someone, while to advise is to offer guidance.
- "Farther" refers to physical distance, and "further" denotes an amount of time.
- "Anyway" is correct; "anyways" is incorrect.
- "Altogether" means entirely, while "all together" refers to being in a group.
- "Already" indicates something has occurred before the current time, and "all ready" means fully prepared.
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