- use to introduce a list
- always have a complete sentence before
colon
- between two independent clauses
- only use if the two independent clauses relate to each other
- use before a transition word
semicolon
- contains a word like up, beside, over, beneath
- describes a location, direction, where/when
prepositional phrase
- contains a independent clause and a dependent clause
- the dependent clause can come before or after the independent clause
- ALL dependent clauses need to include an AAAWWUOEBBIST word
complex sentence
- contains two independent clauses
- have to use a FANBOY in between each independent clause
- comma always comes BEFORE the FANBOY
- FORMULA: complete sentence, FANBOY complete sentence
compound sentence
- modifies verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
- most end with -ly
adverb
- FORMULA: to + a verb
infinitive phrase
- repetition in a list of words
parallelism/parallel structure