FINAL REVIEW JEOPARDY With Alec Trewelch

Any group of words with a subject and verb CLAUSE

A clause that can stand on its own as a sentence. INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

A clause that cannot stand on its own as a sentence (the most general title for these) SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

IC or SC?: “GO!” IC

“GO!” What’s the subject? You understood (You)

The two kinds of subordinate clauses. Dependent Clauses and Relative Clauses

“since you already paid me” is an example of what? Dependent Clause

What’s the dependent modifier in “since you already paid me”? Since – it makes the ic that follows (“you already paid me”) no longer an ic.

What are the five relative markers? Who, Whose, Whom, Which, That

The two kinds of Relative Clauses xiRC’s and iRC’s

DAILY DOUBLE: What do iRC’s do? They help you pick out one thing from many.

The RM “that” is never used in this kind of relative clause. xiRC’s

“I went to the Bahamas, which cost me an arm and a leg.” The underlined is an example of what? xiRC

“I took a trip to the Bahamas that cost me an arm and a leg.” The underlined is an example of what? iRC

What must you always do when including an xiRC? Add COMMAS

“Falling in the river.” Is this a sentence or not? NO! Fragment! (no subject and verb)

“Jack falling in the river” Complete sentence or not? NO! Fragment! (Still no complete verb.)

“Jack was falling in the river.” Sentence or not? Yes! But what is the subject and verb?

“When Jack was falling in the river.” Sentence or not? NO! But what is it?

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? Martha watched TV and went to bed. YES

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? Martha watched TV and she went to bed. NO! What does it need to be correct?

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? Jerry plays baseball; massages with diamond back rattlesnakes are dangerous. NO! Why?

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? When Larry drives, we buckle up. YES!

What is a simple sentence? Only one IC and nothing else.

What is a compound sentence? 2 or more IC’s

What are the 3 ways that one can properly combine IC’s? 1), cc 2) ; 3) ; ca,

Is “because” a ca? NO!

The word “because”: what is it? A DM! (“Because the Capitals lost, we cried.”

What are the 7 cc’s? For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? I coach baseball, and I love it. YES! What method was used?

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence or no? Mr. Every is the dean, he is tough. NO!

COMMA SPLICE You spliced two IC’s together with only a little comma Mr. Every is the dean, he is tough. What is the name of this error?

Is this a complete, correctly punctuated sentence? The Redskins won two superbowls in the 80’s and they have one of the most loyal fanbases. NO! It’s a run-on

Complete, proper sentence? Janet ran and jumped. Yes

Complete, proper sentence? Because I had rabies I bit children. NO!

FINAL Jeopardy Combine these sentences into the ideal thesis sentence: Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet Romeo finally shows his love for Juliet in the bedroom scene They were married earlier in the day They met the night before They are from two different families