Clarity and commas
A fragment is a group of words that doesn’t form a _ sentence.
a complete sentence
A sentence introduction is typically followed by a __?
Comma
What is redundancy ?
Unnecessary repetition
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
True or False
Can You use a semicolon if one side is a fragment?
False
Traveling abroad broadens perspective and encourages cultural appreciation.
A. Abroad, broadens
B. NO CHANGE
B. no change
In a sentence with an introduction, the subject is __ the __.
After; comma
What is one way to eliminate redundancy?
Remove any words or phrases that have the same meaning
Fill in the blank
In order to connect two sentences, you must use a __ before the FANBOYS.
Comma
Fill in the blank
Semicolon + conjunctive adverbs + ___
Comma
what are 2 WAYS do to punctuate fragment + sentence?
1. Add a comma
2. Do nothing (IF FRAGMENT IS INTERGRAL PART OF THE SENTENCE)
The subject is the ___ Or __ .
Noun (person, place or thing)
pronoun (he, she, we, they,it)
The runner sprinted quickly and with great speed to the finish line.
A. No change
B. Quickly, moving fast,
c. Quickly
C. Quickly
Olivia stayed up past midnight to finish her chemistry lab report and she woke up early the next morning to study for her history midterm.
A. NO CHANGE
B. report, and she
C. report, and, she
D. report and, she
B. report, and she
The storm knocked out the power lines; the house went dark.
A. NO CHANGE
B. lines, the
C. lines, and the
D. lines; and the
A. NO CHANGE
If she finishes her project early, she can present it to the class tomorrow.
A. no change
b. Early she
a. No change
A prepositional phrase begins with a __ and adds information about time, location, or direction.
Correct the sentence: The scientist combined the two chemicals together in a beaker.
The scientist combined the two chemicals in a beaker.
What is the logical purpose of Nor?
Connect 2 negative ideas
Fill in the blank
You can use semicolons to ___ items when the list already has commas inside them
Separate
To avoid creating fragments no commas need:
1. no commas between 2 subjects
2. No commas between 2 verbs
3. Between a subject and verb
In order to locate the verb, ask ___ or look for helping verbs.
What is being done
The team suffered a painful defeat that caused them a lot of grief.
A. no change
B. Defeat that hurt painfully
C. Painful defeat
C. Painful defeat
What do FANBOYS identified in English?
Coordinating conjunctions
True or false
Does a semicolon connect 2 COMPLETE sentences?
True