Pre-AP English

Which of the following phrases is a participial phrase?

• Running for the bus

• To run for the bus

Which of the following is a gerund phrase?

• To be the best

• Being the best

Which of the following is an appositive phrase?

• The tallest mountain

• Everest, the tallest mountain

When is a colon used?

• To introduce a list

• to connect two sentences when the second sentence summarizes, sharpens, or explains the first

• To connect 2 independent clauses

• To connect a independent clause to a dependant clause

An independent clause... (select all that apply)

• can stand alone

• consists of a subject and a verb

• is followed by a comma when put in front of a dependant clause

• Can be connected to another independent clause with a oxford comma

Have, has, had, may, might, must, do, does, did, would could, should, can, will, shall are all...?

• State of being Linking verbs

• Helping Verbs

• Prepositions

• Correlative conjunctions

FANBOYS are used to connect 2 independent clauses. What does FANBOYS stand for?

correlative Conjunctions are...?

• conjunctions used in pairs to link elements with the same grammatical function

• conjunctions used to connect 2 independant clauses

• Conjunctions that show a relationship between two clauses involving a transition of time or place

• conjunctions that are used to connect 2 subjects in a sentence

The process by which you recognize and understand your own thinking and learning.

• Metacognition

• Gravitas

• Syntax Schemas

• rhetorical device

a linguistic tool that employs a particular type of sentence structure, sound, or pattern of meaning in order to evoke a particular reaction from an audience.

• rhetorical device

• Diction

• Syntax Schemas

• Preposition