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Rules to Know, Day 1 Continued

Rules to Know, Day 1 Continued. These are the basic rules that the English portion tests. Comma Rules: Appositives/Parenthetical Information. Rule: Use commas to surround appositives or parenthetical information.

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Rules to Know, Day 1 Continued

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  1. Rules to Know, Day 1 Continued These are the basic rules that the English portion tests.

  2. Comma Rules: Appositives/Parenthetical Information • Rule: Use commas to surround appositives or parenthetical information. • Hint: Does the information add extra detail to the sentence? Can it be removed and leave the sentence structure in tact?

  3. Question • Ed who lives next door was planning a trip. • A. NO CHANGE • B. Ed, who lives next door, was • C. Ed who lives next door, was • D. Ed who lives, next, door was

  4. Comma Rules: Series/Listing • Rule: Use commas to separate items in a list or three or more.

  5. Question • He asked us to look after his dog his cat and his plants. • A. NO CHANGE • B. look after his dog his cat, and his plants. • C. look after, his dog his cat and his plants. • D. look after his dog, his cat and his plants.

  6. Comma Rules: Compound Sentences • Rule: Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) to separate two independent clauses.

  7. Question • Billy decided to join the track team and Martha decided to swim. • A. NO CHANGE • B. team, and Martha • C. team, Martha • D. team; and Martha

  8. Comma Rules: Complex Sentences • Rule: Use a comma after a dependent clause before the following independent clause. • Hint: If the sentence starts with an AWUBIS word, then you are dealing with a dependent clause.

  9. Question • Although she wanted to go on vacation she knew she had too much work to accomplish. • A. NO CHANGE • B. Although, she wanted to go on vacation she knew • C. Although she wanted to go on vacation, she knew • D. Although she wanted to go on vacation she knew,

  10. Comma Rules: Prepositional Phrases • Rule: Use a comma after a prepositional phrase that begins a sentence. • Hint: Look for the subject of the sentences.

  11. Question • In addition, we were to water his lawn twice a week. • A. NO CHANGE • B. In addition we were to water • C. In addition we were to water, • D. In, addition we were to water

  12. Semi-Colon • Rule: Use a semi-colon to connect two independent clauses (a.k.a. complete sentences). • Hints: Two choices to create a compound sentence: • Comma + FANBOYS • Semi-colon!

  13. Question • Winnie-the-Pooh is my favorite children’s book, I like the personalities of the animals. • A. NO CHANGE • B. children’s book I like the • C. children’s book; I like the • D. children’s book, because I like the

  14. Colon • Rule: Use a colon after an independent clause to introduce a list or a correlated idea. • Hints: • Look at all of the words before the colon to see if they can function as a sentence. • Make sure the part after the colon further explains the idea before the colon.

  15. Question • The book is full of great characters; Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore. • A. NO CHANGE • B. great characters, Pooh, Piglet • C. great characters such as: Pooh, Piglet • D. great characters: Pooh, Piglet

  16. Parenthesis or Dashes • Rule: Use parenthesis or dashes to enclose additional information within a sentence. Dashes exhibit a more forceful tone than parenthesis or commas. • Hints: The parenthesis, dashes or commas should match on both sides of the additional information, unless the additional info appears at the end of the sentence.

  17. Question • Many reports, most of them filed by hunters have recounted wolf tracks in the area. • A. NO CHANGE • B. reports--most of them filed by hunters-- • C. reports; most of them filed by hunters, • D. reports, having been filed by hunters,

  18. Apostrophes • Rule #1: Use to replace missing letters in a contraction • Rule #2: Use to show possession: • Before the “s” when the word is singular (student’s desk) • After the “s” when the word is plural (students’ desks)

  19. Question • Babies first attempts at speech generate excited responses from adults. • A. NO CHANGE • B. Baby’s • C. Babys • D. Babies’

  20. Quotation Marks • Rule: Place punctuation marks inside quotation marks.

  21. Question • “I am thinking of going to the movies”, said her friend. • A. NO CHANGE • B. to the movies” said, • C. to the movies,” said • D. to the movies” said

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