Fragments
Define Fragment
Incomplete sentence.
True or false: Comma splices are two independent clauses joined ONLY by a comma.
True
Correct/Incorrect: I have a golden retriever, he is adorable.
Incorrect?
Fix the following run-on: I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
I love to write papers. I would write one every day if I had time.
Identify the sentence fragment: After the storm; the woman hung out her laundry.
What is "After the storm"?
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.
What punctuation mark must follow a dependent clause if it is used at the beginning of the sentence?
A comma
Fix the following comma splice: The results of the study were inconclusive, more research needs to be done on the topic.
Possible answers:
The results of the study were inconclusive. More research needs to be done on the topic.
The results of the study were inconclusive; more research needs to be done on the topic.
Correct or incorrect: People already believed the precious metals to be divine so their use in money intensified its allure.
Incorrect *divine, so
In order for a dependent clause to be used correctly in a sentence, it must be joined to this...
An independent clause.
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.
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