Flashcard 8 - Conjunctions & Commas

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words.

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What does a coordinating conjunction do?

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They join words, phrases, and clauses of equal importance and grammatical rank.

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True or False: A comma is required on both sides of a non-defining clause.

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True

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True or False: An introductory clause or phrase must be separated by a comma.

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True

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True or False: You must ALWAYS use a comma before quotation marks.

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False

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What is a non-defining clause?

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A clause that adds extra information to a sentence but is not essential to its meaning.

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What is a defining clause?

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A clause that provides essential information about the noun it modifies.

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What are the three types of conjunctions?

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Coordinating, subordinating, and correlative conjunctions.

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Give an example of a coordinating conjunction.

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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (FANBOYS).

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What is the purpose of a comma in a list?

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To separate items in a series.