Grammar Flashcards
(13 cards)
What is perspective?
The vantage point from which a story is told. The emotions and opinions of the narrator.
What is point of view?
Who is telling the story, who is the narrator.
What is a semicolon?
*Link two independent clauses to connect closely related ideas
*Link clauses connected by conjunctive adverbs or transitional phrases to connect closely related ideas
*To link lists where the items contain commas to avoid confusion between list items
*To link lengthy clauses or clauses with commas to avoid confusion between clauses
What is a colon?
Rule 1. Use a colon to introduce an item, definition, or a series of items. Do not capitalize the first item after the colon (unless it’s a proper noun).
Rule 2. When listing items one by one, one per line, following a colon, capitalization and ending punctuation are optional when using single words or phrases preceded by letters, numbers, or bullet points.
What is an interrogative sentence?
Sentences that ask a question, typically to request information with a question mark as punctuation.
What is a declarative sentence?
A simple statement that is used to provide information about something or state a fact with a period as punctuation.
What is an imperative sentence?
A sentence that tells somebody to do something with period as punctuation.
What is an exclamatory sentence?
A sentence that conveys a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation mark.
What is a fragment sentence?
A sentence missing one of the four components- verb, subject, capitalization, punctuation.
What is in a complete sentence?
The main components of a sentence are the subject, predicate, punctuation, and capitalization.
What is a predicate?
Part of a sentence or clause with a verb and stating about the subject.
What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause can not be a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by a dependent marker word.
What is an independent clause?
An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.
