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Fix it or Free it
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Sentence Fusion
Splice that Comma
Grammar Jammer
100
My sister has a small child at home she needs a job with flexible hours.
What is FIX IT!
100
Two independent clauses put together without necessary punctuation.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
Edit this sentence: I sensed Phil’s insincerity and began to suspect his motives from the first words of our conversation.
What is sentence is OK.
100
Edit: They have sweet dispositions, however, a few shy or very private people may feel uneasy around the social people.
What is semicolon after dispositions?
100
A subject, a verb and a full thought.
What is a complete sentence?
200
I don’t like science classes, nevertheless, I have to take them as part of the requirements for my degree.
What is fix it?
200
The original type of "run-on sentence."
What is a fused sentence?
200
Edit the following: Dinner at the cafeteria was terrible the microwaved chicken patty had slivers of ice in it.
What is semicolon after terrible?
200
Edit: First of all, there are the calm people, they wait patiently and quietly.
What is semicolon after people?
200
Two independent thoughts joined by a FANBOY and a comma to make this type of sentence?
What is a compound sentence?
300
Our house is fifty years old, consequently, it often needs little repairs and improvements to the inside and the outside.
What is fix it?
300
An error that occurs when you punctuate with a comma but should use a semicolon instead.
What is a comma splice?
300
Edit this sentence: Lawrence loves to work with numbers he is studying accounting.
What is add a semicolon after "numbers."
300
He or she will reveal family secrets and disturbing emotional problems and never blink, meanwhile, the listeners in the line are horrified.
What is semicolon after blink?
300
The punctuation mark needed to coordinate a conjunction.
What is a comma?
400
Vincent gets plenty of exercise at his job with the power company and takes a martial arts class once a week.
What is free it?
400
The punctuation mark that SEPARATES two independent clauses that could be considered as one thought.
What is a semicolon?
400
Edit the following: Mrs. Dorismond borrowed my umbrella she had left hers at home.
What is place a semicolon after umbrella?
400
Edit: I keep losing umbrellas, therefore, I can start the day with an umbrella and end the day without one.
What is semicolon after umbrellas?
400
Two subject-verb sets gives you two of these.
What is two independent clauses?
500
Cherie can take classes in early childhood education at college, or she can volunteer at a daycare facility for some experience in the field.
What is free it?
500
A connecting word.
What is a conjunctive adverb?
500
Edit the following: Some people see the wait as a social opportunity they like to make new friends.
What is semicolon after opportunity.
500
Edit: Theses replacements cost money, consequently, I never have enough money to buy a more expensive, better quality umbrella.
What is semicolon after money?
500
You should place a comma after one of these such as "incidentally?"
What is a conjunctive adverb with two syllables?