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Praxis #2
Question | Answer |
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Conjunctions that work together to join items such as whether/or; neither/nor; not only/but also | Corrdinating Conjunctions |
______ the teacher _____ the students needed a break are examples of correlative conjunctions because they join the teacher and students | Both; And |
_________ Conjunctions that join a dependent clause to the related independent clause and they describe the relationship of the two parts of the sentence | Subordinating |
We treat ourselves during football seasons to several orders BECAUSE we love pizza is an example of a ______ _____ | Subordinating Conjunction |
Show relationships in "time" such as AFTER the party and "space" such as Under the table | Prepositions |
Words that add expression of emotion and can be punctuated with a comma or explanation point such as "Ouch!, he stepped on my toe." | Interjections |
Interjections that add expression of emotion can be placed ________ in the sentence. | Anywhere |
The ________ is what the sentence is about and is usually a noun that performs the main action of the sentence | Subject |
The subject of the sentence is usually a ______ that performs the main ______ of the sentence | Noun; Action |
_______ describes what the subject is doing or being and contains the verb and the object that accompany it such as "Threw the ball" | Predicate |
Group of words that communicate a partial idea and lack either a subject or a predicate | Phrase |
A _______ will always have a subject and predicate, a _______ will only have one of those | Sentence; Phrase |
_______ clauses can stand alone as its own sentence. Ex. The dog ate her homework | Independent |
_______ clauses cannot stand alone as their own sentence and they sound incomplete. Ex. Because the dog ate her homework | Dependent |
You can end a sentence with a _______, _______ mark, or exclamation mark. | Period; Question |
A _____ is used to introduce a list, a definition, or a explanation | Colon |
The clause _______ the colon must be an ______ clause | Before; Independent |
A _______ is placed ______ two independent clauses and shows their general relationship | Semicolon; Between |
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) _________ be used with a _______ | Cannot; Semicolon |
Conjunctive adverbs, such as HOWEVER, can be used after a _______. Ex. She may not have to take the course this year; however, she will eventually have to sign up for that specific course | Semicolon |