No Red Ink Test

Rule #3

"each" and "every" are always singular; never use they/their

What are the five non-negotiables of a simple sentence?

1. Initial Capitalization 2. Subject 3. Verb 4. Terminal Punctuation 5. Make sense

Three ways to use semi colons

1. Joins 2 independent clauses 2. Separate items in a list that already have commas 3. Used in conjunctions with thamos

What are the two rules of dependent clauses?

1. Subordinate clause, main clause 2. Main clause NO COMMA subordinate clause

independent clause

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea

adjective

A word that describes a noun

verb

An action word

What is an appositive phrase?

An interrupting phrase that renames or describes a noun.

What two things are needed for a citation?

Author, page number

When dealing with an interjection, where does the comma go?

Before, after, or around the interjection

Beyonce rule

Full sentence on the left side of a colon. A list or a quote is on the other side.

Identify the dependent clause: Carrie Underwood volunteered to help out in the community garden. However, thinking the cafeteria should serve fresh vegetables.

However, thinking the cafeteria should serve fresh vegetables.

What is the "S" rule

S if plural no S if singular

Where do the commas go in the following sentence? The ninja a hooded figure in a black mask jumped gracefully over Chandler's face. (rewrite whole sentence.)

The ninja, a hooded figure in a black mask, jumped gracefully over Chandler's face.

When there is a verb before a quote, you use

a colon and a capital letter

article

a, an, the

dependent clause

cannot stand alone as a complete sentence

Rule #4

collective nouns are groups that act as one; they are singular

What is the spider man hand rule?

commas go on either side of an appositive, interrupting phrase, non-restrictive clause, modifier, and interjection.

adverb

end in ly (most of the time,) describes the verb

Every seventh grader needs to bring ____________ lunch with them on the field trip.

his/her

Titles of articles, short stories, poems, and journals should be

in quotations

Commas can join two _____________ with ________________

independent clauses, fanboys

Titles of books should be

italicized

No complete sentence or use of is or are at the end of the sentence =

no colon used

If the author is listed in the sentence, what information goes into the citation?

only page number

pronoun

replaces noun

If you are already using commas in a list, what do you use?

semi-colons

Rule #1

subjects, verbs, pronouns and antecedents must agree in number

preposition

tells where we are in space and time

Either Coach Jones or the players will get _________________ uniforms from the locker room.

their

Rule #2

two singular subjects joined by a conjunction become plural

Rule #5

watch for interrupting phrases; usually separated by commas

Rule #7

watch out for indefinite pronouns, they are singular

When should you use a comma between adjectives?

when they are interchangeable

Rule #6

when using correlative conjunctions, pick the one that is closer

Subject

who or what the sentence is about

Do you need to cite everything you use from someone else?

yes

Is this sentence correct? Ross Geller asked: "Is that adorable puppy for sale?"

yes