English Flashcards
(27 cards)
Commas follow interjections that ______ a sentence
Begin
When you call the subject your speaking to by name
Direct adress
Nonsential info that describe a properly indentified subject
Appositives
Phrase that’s inserted into a thought
Parenthetical expression
What test can you use to see if it still makes sense
“And” “delete”
what is the term for the information that sets up a direct quote, such as who said it
Explanatory phrase
What type of clause has to come first in a complex sentence to require a comma after it
Independent or dependent
What is the minimum amount of words required in the clause to require a comma after in it a complex sentence
4
Where does commas get added when there is a month, date, year
October 6, 1945,
Where do commas get added when there is a city and state
Valders, Wisconsin,
When is commas not used
Román numerals, and Jr. Sr
Do you use colons in a list?
Yes
Do not use a Colin when a list constitutes the ___
DO, Object of a prep
Colons showing what happened and the outcome
Cause and effect
When are colons used
Time, ratio, bible versus, professional letters, and volume
A semi Colons are used btw two sentences when there ideas are ____ related
Closely
Used btw 2 sentences joined by a _________ word
Connective
To show a joint possession, you put an ___ in Bill and Bobs mother
‘S after bob
To show an individual possession you put what in bill and bob mother
‘S after bill and bob
Hupens are used with compound number from..
21-29
Hyphens are used with ____ and ____
Fractions and adjectives
After the prefixes _____,_____,_____, and all prefixes with a proper noun or proper adjective following it
Ex, self, all
Dashes are used to ____ _____ or emphasize content.
Set off
Dashes Used when meaning _____,______, or _____ ____ before and explanation
Namely, in other words, that is
