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Run On Sentences
Sentence Coordination
Sentence Suboordination
100
This is a type of run-on sentences that joins two independent clauses without punctuation
What is a fused sentence
100
These are the coordinating conjunctions used to join simple sentences
What are FANBOYS
100
This is a clause that has a subject and a verb, but it does not make sense by itself. It cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause
200
This is a type of run-on sentence where two independent clauses are joined incorrectly with only a comma
What is a comma splice
200
When you have a sentence with a FANBOYS, if the sentence needs a comma, it always goes here.
What is before the FANBOY
200
When you start a sentence with a dependent clause, it always needs this between the clauses.
What is a comma
300
Correct the following statement: I was constantly in trouble during my years in middle school incidentally my older brother was a discipline prob- lem at the same school.
What is I was constantly in trouble during my years in middle school. Incidentally my older brother was a discipline problem at the same school. or I was constantly in trouble during my years in middle school; incidentally my older brother was a discipline problem at the same school.
300
This is what FANBOYS stands for
What is For And Nor But Or Yet So
400
Correct the following statement: My six-year-old son spent eight months in a hospital, so he started first grade late
What is a trick question! The statement is correct!
400
Is this sentence correct? LaShonda has never seen snow nor has she experienced the beauty of spring in a northern climate.
What is yes!
500
How many errors are in the following paragraph? I cannot afford to get sick. I have a full-time job and I go to college at night. I pay for my own rent, food, clothes, transportation, and tuition. Health insurance is too expensive for me. Sometimes I get a cold or the flu and I fight it with aspirin and cough drops. I spread germs but I have no choice. I cannot miss classes, I would be wasting my tuition fees. My job does not pay me for sick days so I cannot afford any absences. Illness has no place on my calendar or in my budget, however, illness finds a place in my life.
What is 6
500
Is this sentence correct? Eric may look for work at the local hospital or he may leave the area for more job opportunities.
What is no!