List of Items
I eat oatmeal, berries and cheese for breakfast.
There are strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla cupcakes in the cafe.
Separate Adjectives
Adjective Types: Coordinate and Cumulative
She is a fit, healthy women. (Coordinate)
I like wearing by blue silk dress. (Cumulative)
Independent Clauses
Independent Clause, (coordinating conjunction) Independent Clause
Independent Clause; Independent Clause
Coordinate Conjunctions - FANBOYS: for and nor but or yet so
Success is there goal, yet happiness comes a close second.
My husband wanted to buy some chocolate, but the store was closed.
My husband wanted to buy some chocolate; the store was closed. (No Conjunction)
Introductory Clause
A dependent clause that provides background information or sets the stage for the main part of a sentence. It’s usually found at the beginning of a sentence.
Introductory clauses often start with adverbs.
Introductory Cause, Independent Clause
Independent Clause Introductory Cause (no comma)
While I was eating, my husband came back from work.
Because her alarm clock was broken, she was late for class.
My husband came back from work while I was eating. (Exception)
Introductory clause is at the end of sentence so comma is not required.
She was still quite upset, although she won a gold medal. (Exception)
The clauses have extreme contrast so comma is used.
Introductory Phrase
A group of words that comes before the subject of a sentence.
Introductory phrases don’t have a subject and verb, so they can’t stand alone.
Introductory Phrase (4+ words), Independent Clause
To get a set, you’d better come early.
After the test but before lunch, I went jogging.
Introductory Word
Introductory Word, Independent Clause
No, you can’t borrow my car today.
Why, I can’t believe this!
Middle of Sentence (Isolation)
Nonessential Information - Clause, Phrase or Word
Clause: Oranges, which are my favorite fruit, are the main ingredient in this recipe.
Phrase: This restaurant has a great atmosphere. The food, on the other hand, is rather bland.
Word: We came to an amazing place today. I was, however, too tired to go hiking.
Question Tag, Quotation
These pictures behind me are beautiful, aren’t they?
I know, right?
He said, “I’ll call you tomorrow”.
“I’ll call you tomorrow,” he said.
Names, Dates, Addresses
Thursday, September 12, 2013, was the day I met my future wife.
After moving to Los Altos Hills, California, we fell in love with country life.
Will you, Alice, come to my birthday party?