Shsat punctuation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

SHSAT- PunctuationPeriod - correct answer Used to end a complete sentence. Sentence - correct answer Must include a subject and a verb. Apostrophe - correct answer Used to show possession and used in contractions. Semicolon - correct answer Used to connect two complete sentences that are closely tied in meaning. Colon - correct answer 1) Used to indicate that a list is to follow 2) Used to introduce a quote 3) Used to restate an idea within a sentence Comma - correct answer 1) ...

SHSAT grammar rulesindependent clause - correct answer expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb. dependent clause - correct answer does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence separating independent and dependent clauses - correct answer IC,DC IC:DC IC;DC IC and, DC wrong ways to separate clauses - correct answer IC, IC --> Run on DC DC, DC colon - correct answer separates to IC's that ar...

SHSAT Grammar & Revision Questions What does a question that asks for PRECISE LANGUAGE want? - correct answer 1) An answer that uses the most specific, descriptive words. 2) An answer that is NOT repetitive 3) The right answer may include information not mentioned anywhere else. Avoid vague words like things, stuff, it, they What do you check if the VERBS in the answers change between ones with an -s and ones without (i.e. describe vs describes)? - correct answer Check Subject Verb ...

SHSAT Grammar & Revision QuestionsWhat does a question that asks for PRECISE LANGUAGE want? - correct answer 1) An answer that uses the most specific, descriptive words. 2) An answer that is NOT repetitive 3) The right answer may include information not mentioned anywhere else. Avoid vague words like things, stuff, it, they What do you check if the VERBS in the answers change between ones with an -s and ones without (i.e. describe vs describes)? - correct answer Check Subject Verb Ag...

SHSAT grammar rulesindependent clause - correct answer expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence. Has both a subject and a verb. dependent clause - correct answer does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence separating independent and dependent clauses - correct answer IC,DC IC:DC IC;DC IC and, DC wrong ways to separate clauses - correct answer IC, IC --> Run on DC DC, DC colon - correct answer separates to IC's that ar...

SHSAT- PunctuationPeriod - correct answer Used to end a complete sentence. Sentence - correct answer Must include a subject and a verb. Apostrophe - correct answer Used to show possession and used in contractions. Semicolon - correct answer Used to connect two complete sentences that are closely tied in meaning. Colon - correct answer 1) Used to indicate that a list is to follow 2) Used to introduce a quote 3) Used to restate an idea within a sentence Comma - correct answer 1) ...