The Language of Grammar

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Across
  1. 3. Punctuation showing possession or omitted letters
  2. 4. Two complete thoughts joined without punctuation or a conjunction
  3. 8. A word that shows an action or state of being
  4. 10. A mnemonic for common subordinating conjunctions
  5. 12. A group of words that works as a unit but lacks a subject or predicate
  6. 14. Punctuation that ends a direct question
  7. 15. A word that takes the place of a noun (it, she)
  8. 17. Punctuation that separates items or ideas
  9. 18. A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
  10. 20. Punctuation joining related complete thoughts
  11. 21. A word that describes a noun
  12. 22. The part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is
Down
  1. 1. A sentence with two or more independent clauses
  2. 2. Two complete thoughts incorrectly joined by a comma alone
  3. 5. A group of words (clause) with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone as a complete thought
  4. 6. An incomplete sentence
  5. 7. A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
  6. 9. A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb
  7. 11. A group of words (clause) with a subject and verb that expresses a complete thought
  8. 12. Punctuation that ends a statement or command
  9. 13. The coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so
  10. 16. Punctuation introducing a list, explanation, or example
  11. 19. A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause