Fragments
Clauses require the following two elements.
Subject and Verb
What is a run on?
Two or more independent clauses that are joined together without the appropriate punctuation.
Identify the dependent clause in the sentence:
I am happy that you are my friend.
That you are my friend.
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Identify a subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
If that doesn't scream, "Stay away!" I don't know what does.
If
What element of a class is the following phrase missing:
Being the nice person I am
Both the subject and a main verb inflected for tense
Add the correct punctuation between the two clauses:
I mopped and I cleaned the kitchen.
I mopped, and I cleaned the kitchen.
Ultimately, Baldwin and his family took the Staten Island Ferry across the water, which is much, much cheaper — free, to be exact.
which is much, much cheaper
Does the following sentence need a comma with the coordinate conjunction:
Susan is kind and helpful.
No
Identify the subordinate conjunction in the following sentence:
Reno has actually been on a steady decline for years as tourists choose to spend their time in Las Vegas or California’s Indian casinos.
As
How could this sentence be revised to be an independent clause:
Being the nice person I am
I am a nice person. (other varied responses)
Correct the run-on sentence:
Celebrities, they’re just like us at least, if by “us” you mean people who have been scammed trying to see a major tourist attraction, such as New York City’s beloved Statue of Liberty.
Celebrities, they’re just like us! At least, if by “us” you mean people who have been scammed trying to see a major tourist attraction, such as New York City’s beloved Statue of Liberty.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
The Department of Transportation recently sent cease and desist letters to both fake operators, as the city believes they’re operating unauthorized bus stops downtown.
as the city believes they’re operating unauthorized bus stops downtown.
Does the following sentence require a comma with the coordinate conjunction:
Some theorists believe members of a discourse community must communicate directly and others do not.
yes
Identify the subordinate conjunction in this sentence:
Since it can’t compete with the other huge Nevada city, it’s decided to reinvent itself.
Since
Why is the following clause still a fragment:
While you were at work
It is a dependent clause
Correct the run-on sentence:
According to the New York Post, Baldwin, his wife Hilaria and their four children purchased tickets to see Lady Liberty, and were told to board a bus bound for New Jersey from there, they would have taken a boat near the monument — but not, you know, a ferry that actually went to Liberty Island.
According to the New York Post, Baldwin, his wife Hilaria and their four children purchased tickets to see Lady Liberty, and were told to board a bus bound for New Jersey. From there, they would have taken a boat near the monument — but not, you know, a ferry that actually went to Liberty Island.
Identify the two dependent clauses in this sentence:
As part of the initiative, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) will also finalize rules that enforce ticket sellers to state if their boat is actually going to Liberty or Ellis Island.
1. that enforce ticket sellers to state
2. if their boat is actually going to Liberty or Ellis Island.
Where do the commas go in the following sentence:
Some have made a rebound in recent years however but their past history still haunts them.
Some have made a rebound in recent years, however, but their past history still haunts them.
Identify the subordinate conjunction in the following sentence:
Once a major manufacturing hub for companies such as General Electric and RCA, Camden is now one of the most dangerous cities in America.
Once
How can you make the following clause into a complete sentence:
While you were at work
Remove the subordinating conjunction
Attach it to an independent clause.
Correct the Run-on Sentence:
The tickets were purchased from Tours R Us, according to Baldwin’s post, and cost about $40 a piece and the Baldwins are hardly the first to be scammed by the shady tour operator.
The tickets were purchased from Tours R Us, according to Baldwin’s post, and cost about $40 a piece, and the Baldwins are hardly the first to be scammed by the shady tour operator.
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
While the man accused of a killing spree at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, is expected to be arraigned Thursday, Sylvia Saucedo is still struggling to recover from the most terrifying 15 minutes of her life.
While the man accused of a killing spree at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, is expected to be arraigned Thursday
Where do the commas go in this sentence:
St. Louis has earned the "distinction" of having the most cosmetic surgeons obesity and violence, per capita, than any other U.S. city.
St. Louis has earned the "distinction" of having the most cosmetic surgeons, obesity, and violence, per capita, than any other U.S. city.
Identify the subordinate conjunction in this sentence:
There’s plenty to see—like the Memphis Zoo, great museums and Graceland, home of Elvis Presley—but this city has a high-crime reputation, and it's not entirely undeserved. The worst part about this is that people that have lived in Memphis for decades are beginning to leave the bustling city. If the natives can't take it, why would anyone else be able to?
If