nurse cheung english language TEAS 7 comprehensive review

common conjunctions

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS)

when do you use a comma?

to separate 3+ items in a series, independent clauses when followed by a coordinating conjunction

when do you use a semicolon?

between closely connected independent clauses

when do you use a colon?

to introduce a list of items -- which is not an independent clause

when do you use a hyphen?

to join 2+ words serving as a single adjective before a noun

adverb

A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (describes how often, how, where, when)

what is a conjunction

A conjunction is a word used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together.

what is a preposition

describes the place, time, or direction and is used before a noun or pronoun (under, above, in, during)

what is the subject of a sentence

who or what the sentence is about

what is the predicate of a sentence

tells what someone or something is, or does

what is required to make a complete sentence?

a subject and a predicate

what is a modifier

a word/phrase that adds info about another word/phrase

what is a subject complement

a noun that renames the subject, and adjective that describes the subject, or succeeds the linking verb which links to its subject

what is an object complement

a noun, adjective, or phrase that adds information about to direct object and succeeds the direct object

clause

a group of words with a subject and a verb

independent clause

expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence, has both a subject and a verb

dependent clause

does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence

simple sentence

A sentence consisting of one independent clause and no dependent clause

compound sentence

2 or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction

complex sentence

A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

direct object

the object that receives the direct action of the verb (answers who, what, whom)

indirect object

Receives the direct object (answers at whom, to whom, for whom, from whom)

imperative sentence

A sentence that requests or commands.

transition words

words and phrases that provide a connection between ideas, sentences and paragraphs

verb tenses

indicates time when the action takes place

simple past tense

tells about an action that happened in the past, subject + verb in past form

past perfect tense

an action that was finished before another, subject + had + verb past participle

past progressive tense

a past action that was ongoing, subject + were/was + verb-ing

present simple tense

action in the present, subject + verb

present perfect tense

action that has taken place one or more times before now, subject + have/has + verb

present progressive tense

verb tense that shows action in progress, subject + am/is/are + verb-ing

future simple tense

action hasn't happened yet, subject + will/shall + verb

future perfect tense

Expresses action which will begin in the future and be completed by a specific time in the future, subject + will have + verb

future progressive tense

Used for an action that will continue for some time in the future, subject + will be + present participle

structures of narrative writing

characters, settings, conflict, climax, resolution

parts of a paragraph

topic sentence, main idea, supporting details, summary

where is the topic sentence on the teas

the first sentence of every paragraph

where is the main idea on the teas

last sentence of the 1st paragraph

where is the summary of a paragraph on the teas

1st sentence of the last paragraph

chronologically ordered paragraph

used mainly in expository writing (first, later, then, etc)

order of importance paragraph

mostly used in persuasive writing (most importantly, just below, finally, etc)

spatially ordered paragraph

used in descriptive essays, uses 5 senses to paint a picture

5 key steps in the writing process

prewriting (stream of consciousness, brain storming, mind mapping), writing, conferencing/peer review, revising (macro), editing (micro)