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Commas – are used to separate words in a list, interchangeable adjectives, two independent
clauses, and dates, cities, or names.
Example: I need to get milk, eggs, and bread at the store.
Example: Some of my family lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Adverb – a word or phrase that modifies an adjective, noun, or verb to tell time, place,
circumstance, manner, or cause. (Many adverbs end in –ly.)
Examples: swiftly, quickly, shortly, later, today, almost, always, never, everywhere,
somewhere, so
Prepositions – words that introduce information (usually time and location) to a reader
Examples: after, before, under, with, within, without, across, opposite, behind, beside,
during, between, until
Prepositional Phrases – shows the relationship between subjects and verbs. Begins with a
preposition and includes an object.
Example: Can we meet after school to do homework?
Example: The cup beside the sink is really gross.
Independent Clause – a complete thought. Has a subject and a verb.
Example: The boy threw the ball.
Dependent Clause – not a complete thought, but has a subject and a verb.
Example: When it snows outside.
Sentence Structure – there are four kinds of sentence structure:
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Simple – contains one independent clause
o Example: The cat ran away.
Compound – contains two independent clauses
o Example: The cat ran away and it caught a rat.
Complex – contains one independent clause and one dependent clause
o Example: The cat ran away when it rained.
Compound-Complex – contains two independent clauses (like a compound sentence)
and one dependent clause
o Example: The cat ran away when it rained and it caught a rat.