FANBOYS, SWABIs, THAMOs

To punctuate THAMOs between two ideas, you can use a semi-colon or a?

• colon

• comma

• lowercase

• period

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which mnemonic device is used to remember subordinating clauses?

• THAMO

• FANBOYS

• TipTop

• SWABI

What punctuation mark must come after a transitional word or phrase?

• period

• comma

• no punctuation

• semicolon

In which category does the word "SINCE" belong?

• SWABI

• FANBOYS

• CRAAP

• THAMO

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

What do SWABIs do for our writing?

• Present ideas in chronological order

• Create variety in our sentences

• Show the relationship between ideas

• Nothing really

In which category does the word "HOWEVER" belong?

• FANBOYS

• CRAAP

• SWABI

• THAMO

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.3

What do Transitions do for our writing?

• Present ideas in chronological order

• Create variety in our sentences

• Show the relationship between ideas

• Nothing really

What punctuation mark must come after a front SWABI?

• comma

• semi-colon

• period

• colon

Which punctuation mark should never come before a middle SWABI?

• comma

• semi-colon

• period

• none of these

Which punctuation mark should never come before a THAMO?

• comma

• semi-colon

• colon

• none of these