Splice it Up!
Citation Violation
Catch that Run-On!
Agree to Disagree
What's the Error?
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I never knew if she was happy, I didn't really know how to tell.
I never knew if she was happy; I didn't really know how to tell. I never knew if she was happy because I didn't really know how to tell. I never knew if she was happy. I didn't really know how to tell.
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“What Pollan fails to explicitly acknowledge, or perhaps even to concede at all, is that his brand of boutique eating is a luxury good” (Mangu-Ward 70).
Quote introduction, “What Pollan fails to explicitly acknowledge, or perhaps even to concede at all, is that his brand of boutique eating is a luxury good” (Mangu-Ward 70). Explanation...
100
The show begins at 7:30 make sure you're there before 7:15.
The show begins at 7:30. Make sure you're there before 7:15.
100
The dirty dishes sitting in the kitchen sink needs to be washed.
The dirty dishes sitting in the kitchen sink need to be washed.
100
Einstein was a brilliant mathematician. This is how he was able to explain the universe.
Unclear Pronoun Reference
200
At that moment, my stomach dropped, I hadn't expected to see her at the party.
At that moment, my stomach dropped; I hadn't expected to see her at the party. At that moment, my stomach dropped. I hadn't expected to see her at the party.
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In arguing why organic produce is not a good thing, Michael Pollan writes, “that fresh produce was grown many miles away in a field of “25,000 acres of land that takes large groups of laborers to maintain it and cultivate it.”(Pollan)
In arguing why organic produce is not a good thing, Michael Pollan writes, “that fresh produce was grown many miles away in a field of 25,000 acres of land that takes large groups of laborers to maintain it and cultivate it” (25).
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She would add salt, pepper, and onion and I would watch attentively.
She would add salt, pepper, and onion, and I would watch attentively.
200
The shoes I bought last month, while comfortable, is out of style.
The shoes I bought last month, while comfortable, are out of style
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Grandma still rides her Harley motorcycle her toy poodle balances in a basket between the handlebars.
Run-On Sentence
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My family bakes together nearly every night, we then get to enjoy everything we make together.
My family bakes together nearly every night; we then get to enjoy everything we make together. My family bakes together nearly every night, and then we get to enjoy everything we make together. My family bakes together nearly every night. We then get to enjoy everything we make together.
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WORKS CITED Immigration Policy Center: the DREAM Act: creating opportunities for immigrant and supporting the U.S Economy ( Washington DC: May 18, 2011. Web.) Barker, Laura and Batalova, Jeanne. “Immigrants in the US Armed Force”. Migration Information Source, Washington DC: January, 2007, Web. Guzman, Juan Carlos. Jara, Raul C. “The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act” Center for American progress, September, 30, 2012, Web.
WORKS CITED Barker, Laura and Batalova, Jeanne. “Immigrants in the US Armed Force”. Migration Information Source, Washington DC: January, 2007, Web. Guzman, Juan Carlos. Jara, Raul C. “The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act” Center for American progress, September, 30, 2012, Web. Immigration Policy Center: the DREAM Act: creating opportunities for immigrant and supporting the U.S Economy ( Washington DC: May 18, 2011. Web.)
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It was my first baseball game and I was so excited.
It was my first baseball game, and I was so excited.
300
Everyone on the committee are welcome to express their ideas.
Everyone on the committee is welcome to express his/her ideas.
300
They were getting it, he had them.
Comma Splice
400
I didn’t like the movie, it was way too long.
I didn’t like the movie; it was way too long. I didn’t like the movie. It was way too long.
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According to Katherine Mangu-Ward in “How the Upper Crust Eats,” “What Pollan fails to explicitly acknowledge, or perhaps even to concede at all, is that his brand of boutique eating is a luxury good.”
According to Katherine Mangu-Ward in “How the Upper Crust Eats,” “What Pollan fails to explicitly acknowledge, or perhaps even to concede at all, is that his brand of boutique eating is a luxury good” (1).
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They weren't dangerous criminals they were detectives in disguise.
They weren't dangerous criminals. They were detectives in disguise.
400
The quarterback and the coach is having a conference.
The quarterback and the coach are having a conference.
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Michael Pollan expresses how weather or not we make beneficial food choices, its up to us to decide. To him, eating well is more important then just about anything.
Commonly Confused Words
500
My favorite bands are all really loud, playing loud music is good for stress relief.
My favorite bands are all really loud; playing loud music is good for stress relief. My favorite bands are all really loud. Playing loud music is good for stress relief.
500
Michael Pollan perfectly stated it, “Americans have never had a single, strong, stable, culinary tradition to guide us” (Pollan, 5).
Michael Pollan states, “Americans have never had a single, strong, stable, culinary tradition to guide us” (5).
500
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 the time.
500
The group of students are going on a field trip.
The group of students is going on a field trip.
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Lizzy told her mother that her sweater had a hole in it.
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