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

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

Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation

The person sharing their message verbally

Contains a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone

Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks

Compound Complex Sentence

Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause

Subordinating conjunction

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

An idea that needs to be proven with evidence

A group of words with a subject and predicate

Will contain a subject and a predicate

A group of words that act as a single unit

2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction

Offsets less important information

Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause

Does not express a complete thought and CANNOT stand alone

Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought

What the audience should know or do after reading a text

What or whom a sentence is about

The situation a text was created in

Word or phrase that connects words, phrases, or clauses

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

Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment

The person sharing their message in writing

Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary

Connects related independent clauses or complex lists

Coordinating conjunction

Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements

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Thesis
What or whom a sentence is about
A group of words that act as a single unit
An idea that needs to be proven with evidence
The main claim of a text - can be explicit or implied
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Adjective
Describes a verb
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
An Action
3
Message
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
4
Colon
Offsets less important information
Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Separates elements
5
Speaker
The person sharing their message in writing
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
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CHORES (Current Events, History, Observations, Reading/Art, Entertainmet, Science)
The categories of purpose
The categories of exigence
The categories of messages
The categories of context
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A dependent clause could start with which word?
Because
But
Yet
So
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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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If you want to SEPARATE INTRODUCTORY ELEMENTS, you should use a…
Comma
Semicolon
Dash
Colon
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Hyphen
Offsets less important information
Separates elements
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
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If you want to LINK RELATED INDEPENDENT CLAUSES, you should use a…
Colon
Semicolon
Comma
Dash
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Adverb
Describes a verb
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
An Action
13
Compound Complex Sentence
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 1 independent clause
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If you want to INTRODUCE A LIST, you should use a…
Dash
Comma
Colon
Semicolon
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Subordinating conjunction
A group of words that act as a single unit
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
A group of words with a subject and predicate
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If you want to SEPARATE ADJECTIVES, you should use a…
Comma
Semicolon
Dash
Colon
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Claim
What or whom a sentence is about
An idea that needs to be proven with evidence
The main claim of a text - can be explicit or implied
A group of words that act as a single unit
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If you want to INDICATE AN ABRUPT CHANGE OF THOUGHT, you should use a…
Semicolon
Dash
Comma
Hyphen
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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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If you want to ATTACH A PREFIX TO A WORD, you should use a…
Hyphen
Comma
Semicolon
Dash
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Sentence
Will contain a subject and a predicate
A group of words that conveys a full thought and sounds right
A group of words that act as a single unit
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Phrase
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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Verb
A person, place, or thing
Word to replace a noun
Describes a noun
An Action
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If you want to SEPARATE LIST ITEMS, you should use a…
Colon
Comma
Dash
Semicolon
25
Simple Sentence
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 1 independent 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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Noun
Describes a verb
A person, place, or thing
An Action
Word to replace a noun
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Compound Sentence
Contains 2+ independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
2 independent clauses connected by a semicolon or coordinating conjunction
Contains 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause
Contains 1 independent clause
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Parenthesis
Offsets less important information
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
29
Complex Sentence
Contains 1 independent 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 and at least 1 dependent clause
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Subject
Adjective
Noun or Pronoun
Adverb
Verb
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Dependent Clause
A group of words that act as a single unit
Contains a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone
Does not express a complete thought and CANNOT stand alone
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Dash
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Separates elements
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
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Purpose
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
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Predicate
Noun or Pronoun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
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Subject
An Action
What or whom a sentence is about
Describes a noun
A person, place, or thing
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Comma
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Forms compound words, joins prefixes, and shows word breaks
Separates elements
Precedes lists, quotes, and further explanation
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Rhetorical Situation
The mindset a writer must enter before creating
A literary lense for analysis
A rhetorical theory studied long ago
The situation a text was created in
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Conjunction
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
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
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Context
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
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If you want to ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN AN ASIDE, you should use a…
Hyphen
Dash
Semicolon
Comma
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Should you capitalize the word after a semicolon if it is NOT a proper noun?
NO
YES
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Exigence
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
What the audience should know or do after reading a text
Why a speaker created a text in this exact moment
The writer's argument that is developed using reasoning and evidence
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Writer
The person sharing their message in writing
The person sharing their message verbally
Those who receive the text - can be direct or secondary
The ongoing conversations surrounding a subject - can be broad or immediate
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Audience
The person sharing their message verbally
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 in writing
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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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Semicolon
Adds info or indicates an interruption or abrupt change of thought
Separates elements
Connects related independent clauses or complex lists
Offsets less important information
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The FANBOYS are…
Adverbs
Subordinating conjunctions
Pronouns
Coordinating conjunctions
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If you want to OFFSET LESS IMPORTANT INFORMATION, you should use a…
Dash
Parenthesis Set
Semicolon
Comma
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Coordinating conjunction
Connects a dependent & independent clause to show cause/effect or time
A group of words that act as a single unit
Word or phrase that connects two equal grammatical elements
A group of words with a subject and predicate

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