Compound sentences

• All contain a type of coordinating conjunction. (FANBOYS)
• The comma comes before the coordinating conjunction. (FANBOYS)
• The comma connects two complete sentences

Complex sentences (Dependent comes before independent)

• Complex sentence is made up of one independent clause (a complete sentence) and one dependent clause (an incomplete sentence) connected to it
• ALL dependent clauses start with a subordinate conjunction (AAAWWWOUEBIST) and ends at the next punctuation (either comma or period)
• The comma should separate the dependent clause and the independent clause

Complex sentences (Dependent comes last)

• A complex sentence is made up of one independent clause and one dependent clause connected to it
• All dependent clauses start with a subordinate conjunction (AAAWWWOUEBIST) and ends at the next punctuation
• When the dependent clause comes after the independent clause, you do not use a comma to separate the two

Prepositional phrases

• Contains a preposition, any modifiers of the object, and a noun or pronoun
• Time, place, and directions/movement

Concrete details

Transition, context, and speaker

Adverbs

• A part of speech that modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. can answer these questions: Where? When? How? To what extent?
• Most end with -ly

Infinitives/infinitive phrases

• To + a verb
• Phrase is an infinitive with its modifiers or complements
• Both act as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb

Semicolons

• Use between two independent clauses
• Use ONLY if the 2 sentences are related to each other
• Use before a transition word and use a comma after
• Never capitalize after semicolon

Colons

Introduces a list

Parallel structure/parallelism

The repetition of a chosen grammatical form and pattern of words within a sentence.