Parallelism and Faulty Comparison
What is parallelism
Use of the same grammatical structures for two or more parts of a sentence that are similar in function.
simple
1 indirect object. No direct object.
Luciana walked, Shaan ran. What error is this?
A comma splice.
what are FANBOYS
Coordinating conjunctions
What is "or.. either"?
vague comparison.
compound setence
Luciana walked and Shaan ran. What error is this?
A run-on.
What are the fanboys?
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
what is faulty comparison?
comparing two unalike things.
complex
1 independent clause. 1 or more dependent clause.
How do you join two independent clauses with conjunctive adverbs?
IC; CA, IC
Name 3 Subordinating conjunctions
because, when, after, although, as, as if, before, even if, even though, how, if, lest, till, unless, until, when, whenever, where, wherever, while, as soon as, as though
What are the 3 degrees of comparison?
Positive, comparative, superlative
compound-complex
2 or more independent clauses. 1 or more dependent clauses.
How do you punctuate comma splice?
IC, DC
What punctuation should you use with conjunctive adverbs(not when joining independent clauses)?
Use commas on both sides when it makes sense.