FRAGMENTS
RUN ONS
MODIFIERS
COMMA SPLICE
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What is a Fragment sentence?
Doesn't contain a independent clause and fails to be a complete thought
100
Whats a run on sentence?
A sentence that contains two or more main clauses that are run together without proper punctuation.
100
Why do we use modifiers?
To describe words within the sentence and determine its meaning.
100
What is a comma splice?
A comma not being proper punctuation to separate two main clauses.
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What is the easiest way to fix a fragment sentence?
Change the punctation to combine the fragment and main clause sentences.
200
Can the length of the sentence determine whether or not it's a run on?
No
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What is a modifier?
A word or phrase qualifying or describing meaning of another word.
200
A comma splice is a form of what?
Run-on
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Name two of the most common fragment errors.
Sub-oriented clause, Participle Phase, Afterthought Fragments, Infinitive Phase, Lonely verbs, and appositive fragments.
300
Fix the Run on. It's raining outside, need an umbrella.
It's raining outside, so I need an umbrella.
300
What is a misplaced modifier?
Placing descriptive phrases far away from the words they modify, thus making the sentence unclear.
300
What is the easiest way to fix a comma splice?
By separating the two main clauses into separate sentences.
400
Fix the Fragment. The Minnesota Wild won the Stanley cup last night. To explain why so many people were rioting in the streets.
The Minnesota Wild won the Stanley cup last night and could explain why so many people were rioting in the street
400
What's the easiest way to prevent a run-on sentence?
Fix the punctuation between the two or more main clauses.
400
What is a dangling modifier?
By writing descriptive phrases that point to or modify words that are not clearly stated in the sentence making it illogical.
400
Where would a semicolon go in this sentence? The cat was big and brown, she was very sleepy cat.
Where the comma was.
500
What is a Subordinated Clause?
Subordinate clauses contains a subordinate conjunction, a subject and a verb but can’t express a complete thought and stand alone as a complete sentence.
500
Fix the run on? The show starts at 8:00 make sure your not late.
The show starts at 8:00. Make sure your not late.
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What is a grammatical modifier?
A word that modifies the meaning of another word or limits its meaning.
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Name two ways to fix a comma splice.
Period, semicolon, coordinating conjunction, subordinate clause.
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