Sat basic terms for Lang

Noun

A person, place, thing, or idea

Appositives

Phrases, usually separated by commas, that describe a noun or pronoun that precede them

essential clause

phrase which is necessary in the sentence and cannot be left out. (Dont need commas or dashes)

A clasue that starts with "which"

Always be non-essential

A clause that starts with "that"

Always be essential.

Apostrophe's

To make a singular regular noun possessive, you put the ' before the S

Ex: Seth's sword- singular

apostrophe'

To make a plural possessive you put the ' after the S

Ex: Monkeys' enclosure

Gerunds

-ing wordd. They can be used both as a noun or a verb in a sentence.

Being

Never pick the word if its one of the answers,

Pronouns

Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

who

he,she,they

whom

him,her,them

Correlative conjunctions

both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, whether...or

Prepositions

Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

Transitions words

Transitions are words or phrases that show the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech.

Sentence starting with a dependent clause

Always have to end it with an independent clasue

Semiclons

Between two indepdent clasues, or List

Ex: Jack ate a hamburger; Leona ate a chicken sandwhich.

Ex: Some members of the staw hat crew are Laufym the captain; Nani, the navigator;....etc

antecedents

Person place or thing being reffered to.

Unclear Antecedent

Ex: Ferdinand and Lori both enjoy tea, but "he" like it more.(Replace he with name)

Present perfect tense

Ex: For the past seven hours, will has practiced archery.-- action that occured in the past, but still continuing.

past perfect tense

You can identify it when it had the ed.

EX: By the time serra interrupted, will had practiced archry for two months.

adverb

A word that modifies a verb, or an adjective

subordinating conjunction

connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however

colons

rules

1-Complete senmtence before the colon

2- List, explanation, or example after the colon

3- No "such as" or "like" next to the colon

em dashes

For a non-essential word,phrase,or clause

parallel structure

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

Ex: running, swimming, and surfing