Fragments
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence
What is an independent clause?
In order for something to be a sentence, it must contain at least two of these things.
What is a subject, verb, and/or complete thought?
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 joined with a coordinating conjunction
What is a compound sentence?
Words like "since, because, after, although, when" (a.k.a. AAAWWUUBIS)
What are subordinating conjunctions?
What punctuation must follow a dependent 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
Name the appositive in this sentence: Husker, my favorite dog, is fourteen years old.
What is my favorite dog?
After the storm, the woman hung out her laundry. The part of the word group that is a fragment.
What is "After the storm"
What are two ways to fix comma splices?
What is break them into two sentences and what is add a coordinating conjunction?
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.