Fragments
Define Fragment
Incomplete sentences
True or false: Comma splices are two independent clauses joined ONLY by a comma (there is not a conjunction)
True
Define a fused sentence
When a writer joins the two independent clauses without any punctuation at all.
Must have a subject and a verb
What is a clause?
A noun is a...
Person, Place, or thing
How do you correct fragments?
Remove the period between the fragment and main clause. Some other punctuation may need to be added to the new combined sentence.
Define Comma Splices
Occur when writers combine two (or more) complete thoughts (independent clauses) incorrectly.
Repair the following run-on: Folic acid appears to exert a protective effect, for example, one study showed that it cut the rate of neural tube defects by two-thirds.
Folic acid appears to exert a protective effect. For example, one study showed that it cut the rate of neural tube defects by two-thirds.
Two independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
What is the direct object in sentence :
Sylina hates biting her fingernails.
biting her fingernails
In order for a dependent clause to be used correctly in a sentence, it must have this...
What is an independent clause?
How do you fix a comma splice?
Add in a conjunction to the sentence OR change the comma to a semicolon OR add a capital letter and a period.
What is the relationship between comma splices and run-ons?
You fix run-ons the same way you fix comma splices: insert a comma and a conjunction, or insert a semicolon, or insert a period
a comma and a coordinating conjunction, a semicolon, or a semicolon and a conjunctive adverb
What are three ways of joining independent clauses?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So (fanboys)
What are coordinating conjunctions?
What punctuation must follow a subordinate clause if it is used at the beginning of the sentence?
What is a comma?
Fix the following Comma Splice: After the sixth inning, I went home, my family stayed.
After the sixth inning, I went home. My family stayed.
Correct or incorrect: People already believed the precious metals to be divine so their use in money intensified its allure.
Incorrect *divine, so
Words like "because, "if," "as," "when"
What are examples of subordinating conjunctions?
Which one is the complete sentence?
1. To apply for a job at the new store in the mall.
2. Asking the interviewer how often he would have to work on weekends.
3. Shaking his new boss's hand, Tony knew he would like working there.
Shaking his new boss's hand, Tony knew he would like working there.
After the storm; the woman hung out her laundry. The part of the word group that is a fragment.
What is "After the storm"
How do you AVOID comma splices?
When using a comma, pay attention to the clauses you are connecting.
Correct or Incorrect & Explain why: Having prepared himself well for the realtor exams and having exhausted everyone in the family with his requests that someone help him with the true-and-false drills, Jeffrey, who had never been a particularly good student in high school, knew he was ready to take on the greatest challenge of his life.
Correct because length has nothing to do with whether a sentence is a run-on or not.
contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a complex sentence?
She enjoys hiking in the mountains. What sentence element is "hiking"?
What is direct object?