Writing Conventions
A quick quiz to help you memorize the basic conventions you need to know when you are writing.
Terms
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- adverb
- a word that modifies a verb, adjectives and other adverbs (describes: how, where, when, condition, and reason)
- noun
- a person, place, thing or idea (George, Michigan, house, care)
- pronoun
- a word that replaces a noun (Rufus Xavier Sarsparilla can be changed to he or him)
- compound subject
- two or more subjects sharing the same subject(s) or predicate(s) (Crocodiles and Alligators live in Florida)
- direct/indirect objects
- a noun that is either very specific or has a hazy meaning (direct: lamp, indirect: that
- prepositions
- connects nouns and pronouns to other words/tells location or direction (across, over, at, far, in, from, by, with, to, on, of)
- verb phrase
- a phrase with a verb that has no real meaning by itself (guards the house)
- interjections
- An exclamation that can have varying strength (OUCH! and Ouch.)
- conjunctions
- hooks up words, phrases and clauses (and, but, and or)
- appositive
- a word phrase or clause that follows a noun or pronoun and renames it (Roger Federer, a tennis player, is 27 years old.)
- verb
- an action word that describes what you are doing (running, jumping, throwing)
- adjectives
- a word that describes people, places and things (red, low, cool)
- subject/predicate
- the main idea of the sentence (person, place, or thing that does an action or verb)