Fragments
Run-on
Comma Splice
Random
Finding Mistakes
100
Who lives next door.
Who lives next door?
100
Sentence: I love to write papers I would write one everyday if I had time.
Insert period after papers.
100
A word group that has a subject and a verb that cannot stand as a sentence.
What is dependent clause?
100
This slogan "I'm lovin' it" is from what famous fast food restaurant?
What is McDonald's?
100
The time to _________ is near the end of your writing process.
What is edit?
200
The kittens stretching after their naps.
The kittens are stretching after their naps.
200
Correct this: Mary has dogs she has a beagle.
What is Mary has dogs, she has a beagle.
200
The two word groups that can stand as sentences.
What is independent clauses?
200
IPFW's mascot
What is a mastodon?
200
You may not have a fresh enough perspective to notice mistakes, so doing this will help clear your head.
What is leaving your work?
300
Correct this: Mary has dogs she has a beagle.
What is Mary has dogs, she has a beagle.
300
Correct this: Italy is a fascinating place to visit many historical attractions are there.
Italy is a fascinating place to visit; many historical attractions are there.
300
How is a coma slice created?
What is when two independent clauses are separated by nothing more than a coma.
300
This team won the 2014 super bowl.
Who are the Seattle Seahawks?
300
You can use this to make sure that you are attending to everything.
What is editing checklist?
400
While Rudy cleaned the house. Sue cooked dinner.
While Rudy cleaned the house, Sue cooked dinner.
400
IPFW is a smaller campus it has 14,326 people.
IPFW is a smaller campus; it has 14,326 people.
400
Turning one of the independent clause into a dependent clause
What is how to eliminate a coma splice?
400
This famous singer interrupted Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech.
Who is Kayne West?
400
You can't edit confidently if you don't know __________
What is the rules?
500
Because I ran 10 miles.
I was sweaty and gross because I ran 10 miles.
500
I don't like math I am really good at it.
I don't like math, but I am really good at it.
500
Daily Double: List three ways you can separate independent clauses?
1.What is with a coma coordinating conjunction (and/but/or/for/so/yet). 2. A semicolon 3. A period and capital letter
500
This breed of dog was the star of the movies "Beethoven."
What is a Saint Bernard?
500
When you have a feeling something is wrong you should _______________.
What is trusting your instinctS?
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