Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks

Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment

What or whom a sentence is about

The main claim of a text - can be explicit or implied

The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence

A group of words that act as a single unit

Compound Complex Sentence

Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause

Coordinating conjunction

Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements

Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause

The person sharing their message verbally

Will contain a subject and a predicate

Word or phrase that connects words, phrases, or clauses

Subordinating conjunction

Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time

2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction

Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary

Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought

The person sharing their message in writing

Connects related independent clauses or complex lists

What the audience should know or do after reading a text

A group of words with a subject and predicate

Does not express a complete thought and CANNOT stand alone

Offsets less important information

Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation

An idea that needs to be proven with evidence

The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate

Contains a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone

The situation a text was created in

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Hyphen
Offsets less important information
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
Separates elements
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Exigence
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
3
Subject
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
What or whom a sentence is about
An Action
4
Thesis
What or whom a sentence is about
An idea that needs to be proven with evidence
A group of words that act as a single unit
The main claim of a text - can be explicit or implied
5
Message
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
6
Phrase
A group of words that act as a single unit
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
7
Compound Complex Sentence
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 1 independent clause
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
8
Coordinating conjunction
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
A group of words with a subject and predicate
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
A group of words that act as a single unit
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Predicate
Verb
Noun or Pronoun
Adverb
Adjective
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Complex Sentence
Contains 1 independent clause
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
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Subject
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
Noun or Pronoun
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Speaker
Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary
The person sharing their message in writing
The person sharing their message verbally
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
13
Comma
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
Separates elements
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation
14
Sentence
A group of words that act as a single unit
Will contain a subject and a predicate
A group of words that conveys a full thought and sounds right
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Conjunction
Word or phrase that connects words, phrases, or clauses
A group of words with a subject and predicate
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
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Should you capitalize the word after a semicolon if it is NOT a proper noun?
YES
NO
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Subordinating conjunction
A group of words with a subject and predicate
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
A group of words that act as a single unit
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Noun
A person, place, or thing
Describes a verb
Word to replace a noun
An Action
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If you want to SEPARATE INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTS, you should use a…
Comma
Semicolon
Colon
Dash
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If you want to SEPARATE ADJECTIVES, you should use a…
Colon
Semicolon
Dash
Comma
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If you want to INDICATE AN ABRUPT CHANGE OF THOUGHT, you should use a…
Hyphen
Dash
Semicolon
Comma
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Adverb
An Action
Describes a verb
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
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Compound Sentence
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
Contains 1 independent clause
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If you want to ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN AN ASIDE, you should use a…
Comma
Hyphen
Dash
Semicolon
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Pronoun
A person, place, or thing
A person, place, or thing
An Action
Word to replace a noun
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Audience
Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
The person sharing their message verbally
The person sharing their message in writing
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Dash
Separates elements
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
28
Writer
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary
The person sharing their message verbally
The person sharing their message in writing
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CHORES (Current Events, History, Observations, Reading/Art, Entertainmet, Science)
The categories of purpose
The categories of context
The categories of messages
The categories of exigence
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Semicolon
Offsets less important information
Separates elements
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
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Purpose
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
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If you want to ATTACH A PREFIX TO A WORD, you should use a…
Semicolon
Comma
Hyphen
Dash
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A dependent clause could start with which word?
So
Because
Yet
But
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If you want to LINK RELATED INDEPENDENT CLAUSES, you should use a…
Dash
Colon
Semicolon
Comma
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The FANBOYS are…
Adverbs
Coordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Pronouns
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Clause
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
A group of words with a subject and predicate
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
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Dependent Clause
Does not express a complete thought and CANNOT stand alone
Contains a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone
A group of words that act as a single unit
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Simple Sentence
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
Contains 1 independent clause
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
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If you want to OFFSET LESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, you should use a…
Semicolon
Dash
Comma
Parenthesis Set
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Parenthesis
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Offsets less important information
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Adjective
An Action
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
Describes a verb
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Verb
A person, place, or thing
An Action
Describes a noun
Word to replace a noun
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If you want to INTRODUCE A LIST, you should use a…
Dash
Semicolon
Colon
Comma
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If you want to SEPARATE LIST ITEMS, you should use a…
Dash
Colon
Comma
Semicolon
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Colon
Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation
Offsets less important information
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Separates elements
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Claim
The main claim of a text - can be explicit or implied
An idea that needs to be proven with evidence
A group of words that act as a single unit
What or whom a sentence is about
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Context
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
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Independent Clause
Does not express a complete thought and CANNOT stand alone
A group of words that act as a single unit
Contains a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone
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Rhetorical Situation
A literary lense for analysis
A rhetorical theory studied long ago
The situation a text was created in
The mindset a writer must enter before creating

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