A bit of Everything

Question 1

Run-on sentence

Answer 1

It is two or more complete sentences that are joined without the appropriate conjunction or punctuation. Independent clauses have a subject and predicate, and can stand alone.

One thing to consider: The length of a sentence doesn’t matter. You can have a run-on sentence with only four words. Example: He runs she walks.

This example sentence can be fixed by simply adding “and” between the two complete thoughts. You could also make them two different sentences.

Question 2

Comma Splice

Answer 2

A comma splice is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses. For example:
- “It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark”.

Although acceptable in some languages and compulsory in others, comma splices are usually considered style errors in English. Some English style guides consider comma splices appropriate in certain situations, such as when being poetic or with short, similar phrases.

Question 3

Period

Answer 3

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El símbolo del punto. Punto.

Question 4

Ways to say ‘0’

Answer 4

When to say “OH”
This is most commonly used with phone numbers.Example:
The number 0198 is pronounced; “oh one nine eight”.
In the James Bond films, his agent name is “007”, which is pronounced “double “oh” seven.”

The letter “o” (“oh”) is also used in spoken English as the name of the number 0 when saying times in the 24 hour clock. Example:
Let’s meet at 08:00 hours is said; lets meet at “oh eight hundred hours”

When to say “ZERO”
“Zero” is a word mostly used in math and science. Example: “The temperature today is below zero degrees.”

When to say “NOUGHT”
Nought is very similar to the word “zero” and is another mathematical word for “0″. It is mostly used in American English. It is often said when talking about percentages.

You may have heard of the game “noughts and crosses”. This is a game in which the players try to make a line of three noughts or crosses between vertical and horizontal lines. Example: The sentence “There is a 0.5% chance of rain today” would be pronounced as “there is a nought point five percent chance of rain today”.

When to say “NIL”
“Nil “means “nothing” or a “quality of no importance”. In the UK, “nil” is used to describe scores. Example: -Leyton Orient won last week’s football match against York City by “two goals to nil”.

http://kaplaninternational.com/blog/how-to-say-zero-in-english/

Question 5

Outing

Answer 5

a trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less.
“they would go on family outings to the movies”
sinónimos: (pleasure) trip, excursion, jaunt, expedition, day out

Question 6

Patronize

Answer 6

Treat (sb) condescendingly / subestimar

• Don’t patronize me!
• Henry thinks he’s so much better than Imogen; he’s always patronising her… what an asshole!