Commas
Add the missing comma(s) in the following sentence:
Jeff Sally and Marcus couldn't decide if they wanted to go to the beach watch a movie or just stay home.
Jeff, Sally, and Marcus couldn't decide is they wanted to go to the beach, watch a movie, or just stay home.
What is the main role of a semicolon?
to connect two related, independent clauses
What is a subject?
What is a predicate?
A subject is who/what a sentence is about.
Predicate the part of a sentence that contains the main verb and states something about the subject.
What is a Fragment? What is a run-on?
A fragment is an incomplete sentence that is typically either missing a subject or a main verb.
A run-on is when two independent clauses are improperly combined.
In which of the two examples is a comma needed:
1. Lucy wore her light pink leotard to dance class.
2. The dance teacher told her that her expensive black shoes were the wrong style.
2. The dance teacher told her that her expensive, black shoes were the wrong style.
Add the missing comma(s) in the following sentence:
I love skateboard and going to concerts but I can't do either right now.
I love skateboard and going to concerts, but I can't do either right now.
Decide which two clauses should be connected by a semicolon.
School is now taking place remotely.
My Chemistry class is incredibly hard.
Due to the Corona Virus.
All of the Universities have closed their campuses.
All of the Universities have closed their campuses; school is now taking place remotely.
Identify the complete subject and complete predicate in the following sentence:
The doctors and nurses are trying their best to deal with the current pandemic.
Subject: The doctors and nurses
Predicate: are trying their best to deal with the current pandemic.
Identify if the following sentence is Fragment, a Complete sentence, a fused run-on, or a comma splice, then correct the sentence if needed.
After visiting my grandmother at the nursing home.
Fragment
(Corrections vary)
What is it called when two independent clauses are connected with a comma?
Comma-Splice (a type of run-on)
Add the missing comma(s) to the following sentence:
Once I'm allowed to leave my house I am going to go camping in the mountains for two weeks.
Once I'm allowed to leave my house, I am going to go camping in the mountains for two weeks.
I can't believe that you like Tiger King it is the dumbest show I've ever seen.
I can't believe that you like Tiger King; it is the dumbest show I've ever seen.
Choose the correct verb forms in the following sentence:
The nurses or doctor on call (need/needs) to quickly (test/tests) all the patients who (display/displays) symptoms before the whole staff (get/gets) infected.
needs
test
display
gets
Identify if the following sentence is Fragment, a Complete sentence, or a run-on, then correct the sentence if needed.
Veronica couldn't stand her job anymore, it was boring and didn't pay very much.
Run-on (comma splice)
Veronica couldn't stand her job anymore; it was boring and didn't pay very much.
When there is a dependent phrase at the beginning of sentence what is the trick to finding the subject.
Ex. During the WWII, the United States waited until they were directly attacked to join the fight.
Move the dependent class (the part before the comma) to the end of the sentence.
The United States waited until they were directly attacked to join the fight during WWII.
Add the missing comma(s) to the following sentence:
My dog Oatmeal is driving me crazy but Emma my cat is sleeping in the other room.
My dog Oatmeal is driving me crazy, but Emma, my cat, is sleeping in the other room.
Which of the following can be combined with a semicolon?
Covid-19 is having negative effects on our economy.
Since so many businesses are closed.
Stores cannot keep up with the demand of toilet paper.
Self isolation is a necessary step to flattening the curve.
None.
Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentence:
The obnoxious tourists violated the imposed 14-day quarantine when they left their hotel rooms.
Simple Subject: tourists
Simple Predicate: violated
Identify if the following sentence is Fragment, a Complete sentence, or a run-on, then correct the sentence if needed.
Mr. Smith require all the students taking his course to present a project in front of the class and counts presentation as 50% of their final grades.
Correct Sentence
Add the missing apostrophes to the following sentence.
At Grace-Memorial, the hospitals best doctors are treating each patients symptoms as quickly as possible, but its not fast enough.
At Grace-Memorial, the hospital's best doctors are treating all the patients' symptoms as quickly as possible, but it's not fast enough.
What is the comma rule regarding FANBOYS?
If a FANBOYS conjunction is connecting two independent clause it requires a comma before it, but if it is connecting an independent clause and dependent clause it does not.
Jimmy went to the store, and I went to the movies
Jimmy went to the store and then to work.
Does this sentence need a semicolon? If so where?
After eating lunch at Smash Burger, Jaime and Tori went the zoo, they saw the elephants first and then fed the giraffes.
After eating lunch at Smash Burger, Jaime and Tori went the zoo; they saw the elephants first and then fed the giraffes.
What is the rule for subject/verb agreement for a compound subject connected with "and" vs "or"
"And" is always plural
The dogs and the cat are hungry.
"Or" the verb form is chosen based on the part of the subject that comes last (is closed to the verb).
The dogs or the cat is hungry.
The cat or the dogs are hungry.
I'm completely out of food, I'm pretty sure I'm going to starve to death.
Run-on (Comma Splice)
Don't forget to call me later.
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