English Grammar Flashcards
A question mark ends an…
interrogative sentence.
An exclamation point ends an…
exclamatory sentence.
An exclamation point can also end a…
strongly stated imperative sentence.
Use a comma and a…
coordinating conjunction.
Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction except when…
the clauses are very short. ex: He spoke and everyone listened.
Always use an apostrophe to…
indicate omitted words or avoid possible misreadings.
In a sentence with three or more items in a series you…
use commas to separate them.
In a sentence with two or more coordinate adjectives preceding a noun…
you use commas to separate the two or more coordinate adjectives.
Use quotation marks to…
enclose the exact words of a speaker.
Do NOT use quotation marks…
for an indirect quotation. Ex: The war hero said that he feared nothing but doing wrong.
