1. Week 1 Friday Metalanguage Game
Jiaxin Xu (Samantha)
February 24, 2017

2. Game Rules Put all handouts away. A question is shown on the slide
Assign one person to write the answer on a provided A3 paper
Assign another person to record your scores
Discuss in groups. You have 40 seconds to answer
After 40 seconds, hold your paper
If you do not show your answer on time, you earn no points
If your answer is correct, you earn 1 point
If your answer is wrong, you earn 0 point.
If the spelling is wrong, you earn 0 point.

3. 1. Write the name of the punctuation
this punctuation can be used before introducing a list or give further explanation of the previous sentence.

4. Colon :
e.g. The new assistant has purchased many office supplies: printing paper, staples, and folders.
e.g. The new assistant feels surprised: she has never been treated so impolitely before.

5. 2. Write the name of the punctuation
This punctuation can be used after a complete sentence, but it suggests that the idea is not yet finished.

6. Semi-colon ;
Pollutants harm the air; however, research has discovered new technology to reuse pollutants for energy.

7. 3. Write the name of the punctuation
This pair of punctuation is used for in-text citation or giving extra explanation of the previous phrase

8. ( ) parenthesis/ round brackets
Jones (1998) has suggested that the virtual environment enhances learning.
Sam’s apartment (which was near campus) is comfortable to live in.

9. 4. Write the name of the punctuation
This punctuation is used to suggest possession (e.g. Sam’s shirt)

10. Apostrophe (sounds smart)

11. 5. Write the name of the punctuation
This pair of punctuation is used to show the exact words from an outside source

12. Double/single Quotation marks
According to Smith (p. 20, 2000), ‘gun violence is a major problem in the United States’.

13. 6. Write the name of the punctuation
Write the part of speech for each underlined word (1 pt each, 3 pts total)
Toxic substances can create permanent damage to the body.

14. Toxic substances can create permanent damage to the body.
Noun/ plural noun/n.
Adjective/ adj.
Preposition/ prep.

15. Toxic substances can create permanent damage to the body.7.
Write the part of speech for each underlined word (1 pt each, 3 pts total)
Toxic substances can create permanent damage to the body.

16. Toxic substances can create permanent damage to the body.
Adjective/adj.
Verb/v.
Article

17. 8.
There are only 3 articles in English. what are they?

18. 3 articles:
a/an/the

19. What is the sentence type? C______________ S_________________9.
What is the sentence type? C______________ S_________________
Today is the first day of class, so the campus is crowded.

20. Compound sentence

21. What do FANBOYS stand for? (0.5 pt for each word, total 3.5 pts)
10.
What do FANBOYS stand for? (0.5 pt for each word, total 3.5 pts)

22. Coordinating conjunctions > compound sentence
, for , and , nor , but , or , yet , so

23. FANBOYS can NEVER be used at the beginning of a sentence.
11. True or false?
FANBOYS can NEVER be used at the beginning of a sentence.

24. True. They are always used in the middle of a sentence.
FANBOYS can NEVER be used at the beginning of a sentence.

25. Which punctuation is always used before FANBOYS12
Which punctuation is always used before FANBOYS

26. Comma is used before FANBOYS
, for , and , nor , but , or , yet , so

27. 13.
What is this sentence type? C______________ S_________________
Although I am on a diet, I ate a cake after lunch.

28. Subordinating conjunction > complex sentence
“although” is a subordinating conjunction
If a conjunction is not from FANBOYS, it is probably a subordinating conjunction

29. Is this sentence grammatically accurate?
14.
Is this sentence grammatically accurate?
The campus is crowded, because today is the first day of class.

30. It’s incorrect
Correct way:
The campus is crowded because today is the first day of class.
Because today is the first day of class, the campus is crowded,

31. What’s the sentence structure error of this sentence:
15.
What’s the sentence structure error of this sentence:
For example, tigers.

32. Fragment, missing verb and object.
For example, tigers.
For examples, tigers live in the zoo.

33. What’s the sentence structure error of this sentence:
16.
What’s the sentence structure error of this sentence:
I love you, I cannot be with you.

34. Comma splice
I love you, I cannot be with you.
Correction
I love you; I cannot be with you.
I love you, but I cannot be with you.
Although I love you, I cannot be with you.

35. 17
These words are used as transitions at the beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma. What are they called?
However, …
Therefore, …
Similarly, …

36. Transitional adverbs

37. Bonus Question (1pt)
This punctuation is used after a complete sentence or when an idea is finished. What is it called?

38. Full stop/ period