Capitalization
to see the eiffel tower, you have to travel to europe and visit the city of paris.
To see the Eiffel Tower, you have to travel to Europe and visit the city of Paris.
last summer i visited mrs anafe in guatemala city
Last summer I visited Mrs. Anafe in Guatemala City.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words with subject and verb that can stand itself as a sentence.
The store was completely out of milk we had to drive to another town.
The store was completely out of milk. We had to drive to another town.
The store was completely out of milk, so we had to drive to another town.
we took a boat tour of lake michigan and saw the skyline of chicago, illinois.
We took a boat tour of Lake Michigan and saw the Skyline of Chicago, Illinois.
are we going to look at venus and jupiter through the telescope tonight
Are we going to look at Venus and Jupiter through the telescope tonight?
Mention the coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS.
FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO
The internet connection went down, I couldn't finish my online assignment.
The internet connection went down. I couldn't finish my online assignment.
The internet connection went down, so I couldn't finish my online assignment.
our history teacher, mr. davis, said we will study the american revolutionary war next tuesday.
Our History teacher, Mr. Davis, said we will study the American Revolutionary War next Tuesday.
dear mr president
Dear Mr. President:
What are the two types of run on sentences?
comma splice and fused sentence
Our team practiced hard every single afternoon we lost the championship game.
Our team practiced hard every single afternoon, but we lost the championship game.
i told dr. smith that i’ve been reading the chronicles of narnia every night.
I told Dr. Smith that I’ve been reading the Chronicles of Narnia every night.
on december 25 2023 our family will get together for the holidays
On December 25, 2023, our family will get together for the holidays.
Define a comma splice and fused sentence.
A comma splice is when two independent clauses are joined just by a comma.
A fused sentence is when two independent clauses are joined without any punctuation mark.
The alarm didn't go off this morning, she was late for her first period class.
The alarm didn't go off this morning, so she was late for her first period class.
last night, dad and i looked at mars through a telescope.
Last night, Dad and I looked at Mars through a telescope.
did you see dr gross at 10 30 am
Did you see Dr. Gross at 10:30 a.m.?
What are two ways to fix run-on sentences?
Join them with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
Divide them with a period and a capital letter.
The local animal shelter has ten new puppies they are all up for adoption.
The local animal shelter has ten new puppies, and they are all up for adoption.