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ACT English (:

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Question	Answer
Independent Clause	Jane lit the campfire. Frank set up the tent.
Independent clause + Comma	Jane lit the campfire, Frank set up the tent.
Independent Clause + semicolon	Jane lit the campfire, Frank set up the tent.
INdependent Clause Comma + Dependent Clause	Jane lit the campfire, while Frank set up the tent.
Dependent clause comma + independent clause	As jane lit the campfire, frank set up the tent.
Punctuation	Serves as the glue that holds the pieces of or sentences together.
Period	used in one way to end a sentence.
Apostrophe	Used to denote contractions or possession.
Two Independent Clauses	When they appear in the same sentence they are usually joined by a conjunction.
Independent Clauses & Dependent Clauses	Commas are used to separate Independent clauses & Dependent Clauses.
Independent CLause and Modifying Phrase	Commas are also used to separate these from each other.
Commas	Can change restrictive clauses or phrases to being nonrestrictive.
Restrictive	Essential to the meaning of the sentence
Non Restrictive	Is not essential to the meaning of the sentence
Dashes	Separate a word or a group of words from the rest of the sentence
Colons	Colons are usually used after a complete statement to introduce a list of related details
Coma Splice	Two independent clauses jammed together.
Run On	Sentence often much longer than our example, running on and on...
Modifiers	A modifiers needs to be right next to what its modifying
Misplaced	NOt right next to each other

Created by: shyshy913 on 2011-10-04

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ACT English (:

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