Fix the Sentence
It's to cold outside we are going to stay home today.
Corrections: It's too cold outside. We are going to stay home today.
What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence
Part of your essay in which you have a chance to have the last word on the subject by synthesizing your thoughts, demonstrating the importance of your ideas, and propelling your reader to a new view of the subject.
The conclusion
You wore a lovely hat, it was your only defense.
No
It should be:
You wore a lovely hat. It was your only defense.
What is a reference to the source of information used in your research.
A citation!
i think that Marty will loose the game. Marty is a good baseball player but he is tired.
Corrections: I think that Marty will lose the game. Marty is a good baseball player, but he is tired.
What is a run-on?
When you put two complete sentences (a subject and its predicate and another subject and its predicate) together in one sentence without separating them properly.
looks like a comma with a period above it. It creates more separation between thoughts than a comma does but less than a period does.
Semi-colon
He was a bashful, dopey, sleepy dwarf.
This one is correct!
What happens if you do note cite or give credit for the ideas of other people?
You plagiarize
After parking in the garage. Lindsay walked to the office doors and accidentally, spilled her coffee.
Corrections: After parking in the garage, Lindsay walked into the office doors and accidentally, spilled her coffee.
My favorite Mediterranean spread is hummus; it is very garlicky.
This is just right!
What do you need to make a complete sentence?
Think person/place/thing and its action
Noun and predicate phrase (verb)
Basketball is my favorite sport, however table tennis is where I excel.
No
It should look like:
Basketball is my favorite sport; however, table tennis is where I excel
Explain when you use MLA or APA citations
MLA is commonly used for English and other liberal arts.
APA is commonly used for the science fields.
James and Ana are going to Disney Land in california. Their going to ask the characters for they're signatures.
Corrections: James and Ana are going to Disney Land in California. They're going to ask the characters for their signatures.
I was planning to ask you to mop the floor your shoes were tracking mud.
This is a run-on sentence!
To fix this you could do this:
I was planning to ask you to mop the floor since your shoes were tracking mud.
The person for whom a writer writes.
Audience
Bob Mills, a sophomore from Raleigh, was the only North Carolina native at the Japanese food festival in Cary.
This is correct!
Is this cited properly?
According to Marcus, "the event was fun and it meant a lot ot he community." (page 2).
No
How to fix it: According to Arnold Marcus, "the event was fun and it meant a lot to the community" (Marcus 2).
The affects of the study are unknown. Even the scientists are unsure of it's meaning.
Corrections:The effects of the study are unknown. Even the scientists are unsure of its meaning.
After the rain stops
This is a fragment. What will happen after the rain stops?
Usually a sentence at the end of the first paragraph that argues your point for your whole paper
Thesis Statement
A good student listens to his teachers without yawning reads once in a while, and, writes papers before they are due.
Correct: A good student listens to his teachers without yawning, reads once in a while, and writes papers before they are due.
Is this sentence quoted properly?
"Sesame Street aired for many generations. I watched them when I was a kid" (SesameStreet.org 3).
yes