3. Possessives are words that show ownership.
A contraction is created by removing internal
letters.
Both possessives and contractions use an
apostrophe.
it’s is a contraction.
Its is a possessive.
4. Rule 1: Add ’S to show the possessive for a
singular noun and for a plural noun that does
not end in S.
Rule 2: Add only an apostrophe to show the
possessive for a plural noun ending in S.
5. Rule1: Use an apostrophe to take the
place of the missing letters in a
contraction. Most contractions combine a
noun and a verb.
6. Allsentences begin with capital letters.
Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
The pronoun I is always capitalized.
A capital letter begins the first, last, and
any important word in the title of a
book, magazine, song, movie, poem, or
other work.
7. A complete sentence that makes a
statement ends with a period.
Most abbreviations end with a period.
A question ends with a question mark.
A statement expression strong feeling or
excitement ends with an exclamation
mark.
A comma separates things in a series.
A comma comes before the conjunction
that compounds independent clauses.
8. A comma separates an interruption from
the rest of the sentence.
A comma separates quoted words from
the rest of the sentence.
A comma separates items in an address or
date.
A colon shows the reader that a list or
explanation follows.
Quotation marks are used to identify the
exact words of a speaker
9.
10. my name is jacqueline. i am a clerk at Dave
Grocery Store. Sometimes i work at a Cash
register. When I nott working there I work
in the service counter. The grocery store has
a bank a flower shop and a pharmacy. There
is an ATM between the entrance. The store is
on Main Street. All most everybody in town
shops at Dave’s. dave is is the store owner he
is a really good friend mine of.
11. MostEnglish sentences (clauses)
conform to the SVO word order. This
means that the Subject comes
before the Verb, which comes
before the Object.
12. SUBJECT + VERB + what? or who? = DIRECT
OBJECT
indirect object precedes the direct
object and tells to whom or for
whom the action of the verb is done and
who is receiving the direct object.
13. Ifthe indirect object comes first in a
sentence, there is no preposition.
They gave Harold a new car.
2.If it comes second, a preposition
must be used.
They gave a new car to Harold.
3. If the direct object is a pronoun
(it, this ... ), it comes first and we
must use a preposition.
I bought it for my sister.
14. A simple sentence has one
independent clause (one subject
and a verb).
A compound sentence contains two
independent clauses that are joined
together.
- a semicolon
- a coordinating conjunction
- a transition
16. Moreover For example
Furthermore For instance
In addition In particular
besides Meanwhile (at the same time)
However On the contrary Subsequently (after)
In contrast On the other hand Thereafter (after)
Consequently Accordingly
Thus Hence
Therefore As a result
Indeed
In fact
17. A complex sentence contains at least one
independent clause and one dependent
clause. Usually united but a subordinating
conjunction.
The most common subordinating
conjunctions are :
after, although, as, because, before,
how, if, once, since, than, that, tho
ugh, till, until, when, where, wheth
er, and while.
18. We sent a package to our relatives in Iowa.
He told his parents a lie.
Please hand me the remote control for the
TV.
Tina is making dinner for us.
Our boss is buying us dinner
19. Ottawa is the capital of Canada, but Toronto is the capital of Ontario.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Democracy is a noble goal; it is important, however, to protect the minority
from the tyranny of the majority.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
I do not own a Porsche.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
Although my friend invited me to a party, I do not want to go.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
I ate the sushi.
Simple Sentence
Compound Sentence
Complex Sentence
