An incomplete idea is punctuated as a complete sentence.
What is (the definition of) a sentence fragment?
100
Two or more complete ideas are fused together without proper punctuation or connecting words.
What is a run-on sentence?
100
That is the common name for the following error:
The dolphins, followed the ferry for almost three miles.
What is a comma error or a comma fault?
100
These pronouns show when something has ownership of something else.
His Hers Theirs Yours Ours Its Whose
What are possessive pronouns?
100
This is one of the most common homophones today because of careless spell checks.
I defiantly know the answer to this question.
What is a common homophone/spelling error for the word definitely?
200
These are the two necessary parts of a complete sentence.
What are subjects and verbs?
200
Two or more complete ideas are spliced together with a comma without proper connecting words
What is a comma splice?
200
These are commas that separate three or more words, groups of words, and even complete ideas.
We saw dolphins, orcas, and flying fish while on the cruise.
What is a series?
200
This pronoun is used to refer to oneself.
I me my myself
What is a first person pronoun?
200
This is the most common homophone/apostrophe error today.
What is its and it's?
300
The missing part of the following sentence fragment:
Was whistling my favorite tune by Vivaldi.
What is a subject?
300
A ";" can be used to connect two complete ideas together properly, but it usually provides better cohesiveness when used with the proper transitional words and expressions.
What is a semicolon?
300
These are commas that separate a renaming (renamer) of an earlier element of a sentence.
My wife's car, a 2008 Toyota Prius, used to get great gas mileage.
What is an appositive?
300
These pronouns are almost never used on college papers.
What is the second person pronoun (you, your, and yourself)?
300
These are the terrible three T's (or the Triple T Threat) of the English language.
What are there, their, and they're?
400
The missing element that makes the following a fragment:
The disturbing old man with a fish bone stuck through his ear.
What is a complete verb?
400
The kind of sentence below is another way to connect two ideas correctly, using a coordinating conjunction:
They answered the question correctly, but they didn't phrase it as a question.
What is a compound sentence?
400
These are a common problem of excessive inappropriate use of commas:
I wanted, to go, to the, party, but, my ride, didn't show.
What are unnecessary commas?
400
This is a word that a pronoun replaces.
What is an antecedent?
400
You usually have to know the difference between causes and results to use these two homophones correctly. One describes the action of changing something, and the other refers to the result of such changes.
What is the difference between "affect" and "effect"?
500
According to our textbook, ACG, the kind of sentence fragment below:
Because more rain fell in March 2014 in Tacoma than any previous year.
What is an Adverb Fragment?
500
This is perhaps the best way to create a properly combined sentence of two or more clauses, using a subordinating conjunction (a kind of adverb).
Because I forgot the pie at home, Pi Day was not much fun this year.
What is a complex sentence?
500
This is phrase or clause that requires a comma to set off a part of a sentence that provides unnecessary information.
My apartment manager, who is a Leo, threatened to have me evicted if I didn't sell or otherwise get rid of my cat.
What is a non-restrictive (non-essential) phrase or clause?
500
This is the error when a pronoun is used ungrammatically.
Example:
I buzzed in the answer before him.
What is a pronoun case error?
500
In a sense, these homophones are the opposites of each other. One refers to the affirmation or choice of something while the other shows when something is excluded or isn't a part of a grouping.