Commas Flashcards

(7 cards)

1
Q

What is parallelism?

A

A fancy list that give details about the subject or verb of the sentence

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2
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3 types of parallelism

A

Parallelism with prepositions

Parallelism with verbs

Parallelism with adj

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3
Q

How do you find where the commas go in parallelism

A

Look for the end of the phrase

Ex. The American founding fathers created a new nation, fought for freedom, and established a new country.

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4
Q

What do all the words in the list have to be

A

All the same tenses

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5
Q

What are the FANBOYS

A

For
And
Nor

But
Or
Yet
So

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6
Q

How do you fix a run on sentence

A

You put fan boys to join the two thoughts or use a semicolon

Ex. I bought a new computer it is a PC
I bought a new computer; it is a PC
I bought a new computer,and it is a PC
I bought a new computer, but it is a PC

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7
Q

Where do commas go when there is a conjunction

A

In front of it

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