Comma Splices and Run-on sentences
True or False?
A comma splice is created when a comma is placed between two dependent clauses
False
A compound-complex sentence is made up of...
A compound sentence (Ind + comma + FANBOYS + Ind) + Dep.
"Goofy" and "weird" have the same _____________ but different _______________.
Denotations; Connotations
MLA is an acronym that stands for...
Modern Languages Association
The following is an example of ________________
Big > huge > enormous > colossal
A semantic gradient
Correct this run-on sentence:
I wanted to go to the store, he did wanted to go to the store as well.
I wanted to go to the store. He did wanted to go to the store as well.
OR
I wanted to go to the store, and he did wanted to go to the store as well.
What type of sentence is this:
Ind. + Dep.
Complex
What are the formality errors here (2)?
"I can't wait to see you! Could you plz pick up some ice cream on your way home?"
Can't
Plz
An MLA Citation requires both an __________ and a _______________
In-text citation
Works Cited Citation
FANBOYS stands for
For, and, nor, but, or yet, so
The four fixes for a run-on sentence are
A period
A semicolon
Adding a subordinating conjunction
Adding a coordinating conjunction
True or False?
A simple sentence is made up of a dependent clause ONLY.
False.
What's the tone of this sentence, and how could you correct it?
"Yo, bro, you capping?"
My friend, are you lying to me?
MLA Formatting requires this font style
Times New Roman
True or false: A dependent clause has both a subject and a verb
True
When is a semi-colon used to correct a run-on sentence?
When separating independent clauses, while connecting them as related ideas
Ind. + comma + FANBOYS + Ind.
Compound
Formalize the following:
"She only goes shopping once in a blue moon"
She only goes shopping once in a while
When writing a citation with three or more authors, you need to use this Latin expression
et. al.
Expository writing is...
A mode of writing that aims to present the reader with both sides of an argument or expose information.
Is this a comma splice?
The dog walked, I ran.
Yes.
He went to the store while she went to the bank.
What type of sentence is this?
Complex
In a formal essay is it appropriate to use personal pronouns?
No
When citing a book in MLA style, the name of the publisher appears _____________ in the Works Cited citation
Second to last
An independent or dependent clause must both contain a _____________ and a ________________
Subject and Predicate.