Across
- 4. rules for this punctuation include: Used to introduce a formal list. Not to be used after a "to be" verb (be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being)Ex: Pick up these at the store: eggs, Milk, and Rice.; Introduce a quote or definition. Has to be a full sentence before the colon.Ex: Ambrose Bierce offers this definition of a bore: "A person who talks when you wish him to listen."; Introduce a word, phrase, or sentence that emphatically explains the preceding sentenceEx: Harriet knew the one ingredient that would improve any diet dinner: chocolate.; Used to separate the chapter from the verse in Bible; Used in time between the hour and minute
- 5. nouns made up of two or more words. Some are written as seperate words, some are hyphenated, and some are written as one word., consists of two or more words used together as a single noun that can be separate words, one word, or a hyphenated word.
- 7. subject stays the same; verb must be singular or plural to match the subject
- 8. nouns used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río
- 9. nouns that are more than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice
- 12. rules for this punctuation include: first word of a sentence; first word of a direct quotation; proper nouns; holidays and special days; days of the week, months; words referring to God and the Bible; names, initials, titles of respect, the word I, and family titles used as names; cities, states, countries, rivers, oceans; first, last, and all important words in titles
- 13. capitalize first word; use commas to separate words that tell who is speaking from direct quotation; end marks and commas following a direct quotation are placed inside the closing quotation marks; at the end of the sentence after the end punctuation
- 14. tells what the subject is or does
- 15. rules for this punctuation include: after yes or no at the beginning of a sentence; around the name of the person you are speaking to in a sentence; to separate the words that tell who is speaking from the direct quotations; to correct a run-on sentence by adding a comma and a joining word; to separate a city and a state, separate the state from the rest of the sentence with a comma; to separate the parts of a date, place a comma after the year unless the date comes at the end of the sentence; to separate words or groups of words in a series; to separated adjectives describing the same noun, some combinations of adjectives do not need commas
- 17. nouns that name one person, place, thing, or idea
- 19. is vs isn't, wasn't vs weren't, isn't vs aren't, have vs haven't, are vs is, there vs their vs they're, its vs it's, your vs you're
Down
- 1. the rules include: titles of books, newspapers, magazines, plays, names of ships, planes, trains, and works of art
- 2. wasn't, couldn't etc.
- 3. who or what the sentence is about
- 6. nouns that name ideas, qualities, and feelings that can't be seen or touched.
- 8. rules for this punctuation include used: at the end of a declarative sentence; at the end of most imperative sentences; after initials and abbreviated titles of respect; after abbreviated books of the Bible; after abbreviations
- 10. quotations when a person or work is quoted directly and word for word, the quotation is placed in quotation marks.
- 11. making a drawing showing the important parts of something
- 12. nouns used to name non-specific people, places, or things. Examples: house, dog, broom, happy
- 16. action word
- 18. A person, place, thing, or idea