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Fragments
Comma Splices
Run-Ons
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Define Fragment

Incomplete sentence.

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True or false: Comma splices are two independent clauses joined ONLY by a comma.

True

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Define Run-Ons
When a writer joins the two independent clauses without any punctuation at all.
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How do you correct fragments?
Remove the period between the fragment and main clause. Some other punctuation may need to be added to the new combined sentence.
200

Correct/Incorrect: I have a golden retriever, he is adorable.

Incorrect?

200

Fix the following run-on: 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 time.

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Identify the sentence fragment: After the storm; the woman hung out her laundry. 

What is "After the storm"?

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How do you fix a comma splice?
Add in a conjunction to the sentence OR change the comma to a semicolon (or a period would also work)
300

Repair the following run-on: Folic acid appears to exert a protective effect for example one study showed that it cut the rate of neural tube defects by two-thirds.

Folic acid appears to exert a protective effect. For example, one study showed that it cut the rate of neural tube defects by two-thirds.

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What punctuation mark must follow a dependent clause if it is used at the beginning of the sentence?

A comma

400

Fix the following comma splice: The results of the study were inconclusive, more research needs to be done on the topic.

Possible answers:

The results of the study were inconclusive. More research needs to be done on the topic.

The results of the study were inconclusive; more research needs to be done on the topic.  

400

Correct or incorrect: People already believed the precious metals to be divine so their use in money intensified its allure.

Incorrect *divine, so

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In order for a dependent clause to be used correctly in a sentence, it must be joined to this...

An independent clause.

500

Fix the following comma splice: After the sixth inning, I went home, my family stayed.

After the sixth inning, I went home. My family stayed.

500

What is the relationship between comma splices and run-ons?

You fix run-ons the same way you fix comma splices: insert a comma and a conjunction, or insert a semicolon, or insert a period