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Grammar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does S stand for in SPICE? | To separate items in a series |
| What does P stand for in SPICE? | on both sides of Parenthetical (nonessential) words or clauses |
| What does I stand for in SPICE? | After Introductory material |
| What does C stand for in SPICE? | between two independent Clauses or Complete thoughts Connected by a Coordinating Conjunction |
| What does E stand for in Spice? | For Exceptional uses |
| What are some examples of "E"? | Dates (November 11, 1996), Addresses (4 Arden Rd, Wellesley, MA 02482), Numbers (1,000), opening and closign of a letter, and Names of people spoken in dialogue ("Mr. Callahan, can I take the quiz monday?") |
| What does FANBOYS stand for? | All coordinating conjunctions (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So) |
| What is an Appositive? | A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. |
| When are commas needed as far as IC, DC, and Ps are involved? | No comma between IC and DC and a comma between DC and IC and P and IC. |
| What grammar do you use when you have 2 IC's? | Never do IC IC or IC, IC. either add 1 coordinating conjunction, a semicolon, or make it 2 sentences. |
| What is the name of the last comma in a "S"? | an Oxford Comma |
| When do you not use a comma and a FANBOYS in a sentence? | When you are connecting a phrase and an IC |
| What type of phrase is "after a while"? | Conversational phrase |
| When do you not put commas around words or phrases according to "P"? | When the words or clauses are essential so they would change or confuse the meaning of the sentence if removed. |
| When do you put commas around names of friends or family according to "P"? | Only when the identifier specifies the person. |
| What are the eight parts of speech? | Adjective, Adverb, Coordinating Conjunction, Interjection, Noun, Preposition, Pronoun, and Verb |
| What are some examples of abstract language? | Love, passion, and Freedom |
| What are some examples of concrete language? | Dog, bandana, and house |
| What is a simple, compound, complex, and compound complex sentence? | A simple sentence is 1 IC, Compound= 2 ICs, complex= 1 IC and 1 DC, and complex compound= 2 ICs and 1 DC. |
| Identify 7 dependent markers. | Because, Before, Until, Although, Since, That, and While. |
| Identify 3 Independent markers. | Therefore, Thus, and However. |
| What is a comma splice? | When there is a comma between 2 ICs. |
| What is a run-on? | 2 ICs are joined without any internal punctuation. |
| What is a fragment? | Usually when a dependent clause is treated as a complete sentence. |
| What is a delayed adverb? | An adverb placed after and away from the action described. |
| What is an opening adjective? | An adjective at the opening of a sentence. The adjective may be a single adjective or the first word in an adjective phrase. A comma follows an opening adjective. |
| How can you tell if its an independent marker? | If the word can be moved around in the sentence then it is independent. |
| what are the four purposes of a sentence? | Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, and Exclamatory |
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