What does a transition do in terms of Sentence Fluency?
Makes the flow of the paper more smooth and not chopped up.
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What is the purpose of a conjunction?
To connect two related sentences together in a smooth way.
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What does sentence length deal with?
How long a sentence is...
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What's wrong with this?
There once was a man named "Silly" who lived in New York City he had a big foot and then he ate soot and now we make fun of his pennies.
It's a run on sentence.
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What's the opposite of white?
Black
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True or False?
Transitions aren't always needed when writing a paper.
False!
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True or False?
Some examples of conjunctions are: a, an, the, is.
False
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Is a long sentence the only problem with sentence length?
No, short sentences are bad too.
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There once was a Hippopotamus who decided to go on a long trip all the way to Chicago where he then met a friend whose name was trashy and liked to eat penguins.
This is a really really long sentence.
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What is Brittany's moms name?
Vedra
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Which would I prefer for lunch,
Panda Express or Pizza Hut?
Panda Express duh!
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What's the name of the play we last read..
Antigone...
I ran out of questions and passion of wanting to finish this....
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True or False?
You will lose the readers attention if you have many run-on sentences.
True
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What's wrong with this sentence.
Jerry spoke, and very boldly.
There is an unnecessary conjunction.
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Who invented the comma?
Aristophanes of Byzantium.
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True or False?
Good transitions help the reader to identify the Beginning, Middle, and End.
True
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True or False?
The conjunctions are: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so
True.
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What is wrong with this sentence?
Today I went on a very long cruise to London before grabbing the nearest flight while also eating my delicious breakfast of a fried snail rolled in chocolate sauce which I was eating when a funny thing happened on the plane where the man in front of me kept chocking in his food until finally someone could get him to be quiet...
Besides being totally messed up, it's a run-on sentence.
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What's wrong with this sentence?
To make a sandwich you grab bread. you grab ketchup and mustard. You put the cheese on the bread. Add the ketchup and mustard. You have a sandwich.
There are no transitions.
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What is Ric's dog named?
Emmy
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True or False?
Miss Clayton will let us have a party Friday, March 7.
TRUE!!!!
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What is wrong with this sentence?
As the cat slid across the slippery floor, the kid began too pee himself in an attempt to keep the cat sliding on the floor.
There is nothing wrong from Sentence Fluency point of view.
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Is a long sentence immediately considered a bad thing. Why?
No, because... whatever really works...
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When you sneeze your eyes close. Snot comes out of your mouth. Your head moves violently.
There is no conjunctions to connect the sentences. Very chopped up.
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If Robert has 2 apples, and he gives away 3. Calculate the mass of the sun.