Use these words to fill in the puzzle: conventions, comma splice, comma, infinitive, gerund, verb tense, verb, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, object, clause, plural, hyphen, apostrophe, gender, antonym, and phrase.
a crossword puzzle by
PuzzleFast Instant Puzzle Maker
Puzzle URL
https://www.puzzlefast.com/en/puzzles/2023011315500327E
To embed this puzzle on your website, paste the markup below into your HTML. Change the width and height values as desired.
Plain Puzzle
Plain Puzzle Without Solution Link
Hide This
1:00
en
CR
Use these words to fill in the puzzle: conventions, comma splice, comma, infinitive, gerund, verb tense, verb, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, object, clause, plural, hyphen, apostrophe, gender, antonym, and phrase.
18
antonym:This is a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word.
verb:This is a word that denotes action, occurrence or existence.
syntax:This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence.
punctuation:This is the system of standardized marks in written language to clarify meaning.
clause:This is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It can be dependent or independent.
plural:This indicates more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
phrase:This is a group of words used as a single part of speech without a subject and verb.
hyphen:This is a punctuation mark used to divide or to compound words or elements.
infinitive:This is always in the form of to + a verb-like word. This verbal unit in a sentence actually acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb, rather than a verb.
object:This is never the subject, but always a noun, in a sentence it can be either direct or indirect.
gender:Traditionally, this has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine, feminine, and neuter.
comma:This is a punctuation mark that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list or for clarity or to show importance.
apostrophe:This is used to show the possessive form of a noun and is used to show that a letter or letters have been left out of a contraction.
commasplice:This results when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. (no space between words)
capitalization:This is the use of letters to indicate proper nouns or the beginning of a sentence.
verb tense:This indicates the time of the action or state of being. (two words)
gerund:This is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun
conventions:In writing, this is the trait to measure standard writing and the editing processes of spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and paraphrasing.
Use these words to fill in the puzzle: conventions, comma splice, comma, infinitive, gerund, verb tense, verb, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, object, clause, plural, hyphen, apostrophe, gender, antonym, and phrase.
Across:2. | This indicates the time of the action or state of being. (two words) | 5. | This indicates more than one person, place, thing, or idea. | 8. | This is the system of standardized marks in written language to clarify meaning. | 9. | This results when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. (no space between words) | 10. | This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence. | 11. | This is a word that denotes action, occurrence or existence. | 12. | This is never the subject, but always a noun, in a sentence it can be either direct or indirect. | 13. | This is the use of letters to indicate proper nouns or the beginning of a sentence. | 15. | This is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It can be dependent or independent. | 16. | Traditionally, this has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine, feminine, and neuter. |
| | Down:1. | This is always in the form of to + a verb-like word. This verbal unit in a sentence actually acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb, rather than a verb. | 3. | This is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun | 4. | This is used to show the possessive form of a noun and is used to show that a letter or letters have been left out of a contraction. | 5. | This is a group of words used as a single part of speech without a subject and verb. | 6. | This is a punctuation mark used to divide or to compound words or elements. | 7. | This is a punctuation mark that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list or for clarity or to show importance. | 9. | In writing, this is the trait to measure standard writing and the editing processes of spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and paraphrasing. | 14. | This is a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word. |
| |
© 2023
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only
Use these words to fill in the puzzle: conventions, comma splice, comma, infinitive, gerund, verb tense, verb, syntax, punctuation, capitalization, object, clause, plural, hyphen, apostrophe, gender, antonym, and phrase.
Across:2. | This indicates the time of the action or state of being. (two words) | 5. | This indicates more than one person, place, thing, or idea. | 8. | This is the system of standardized marks in written language to clarify meaning. | 9. | This results when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction. (no space between words) | 10. | This refers to the ordering of elements in a sentence. | 11. | This is a word that denotes action, occurrence or existence. | 12. | This is never the subject, but always a noun, in a sentence it can be either direct or indirect. | 13. | This is the use of letters to indicate proper nouns or the beginning of a sentence. | 15. | This is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate. It can be dependent or independent. | 16. | Traditionally, this has been used primarily to refer to the grammatical categories of masculine, feminine, and neuter. |
| | Down:1. | This is always in the form of to + a verb-like word. This verbal unit in a sentence actually acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb, rather than a verb. | 3. | This is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun | 4. | This is used to show the possessive form of a noun and is used to show that a letter or letters have been left out of a contraction. | 5. | This is a group of words used as a single part of speech without a subject and verb. | 6. | This is a punctuation mark used to divide or to compound words or elements. | 7. | This is a punctuation mark that may be used to indicate a pause, connection, separation, list or for clarity or to show importance. | 9. | In writing, this is the trait to measure standard writing and the editing processes of spelling, punctuation, grammar, capitalization, and paraphrasing. | 14. | This is a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word. |
| |
© 2023
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only