Chapter 6 Joining Sentences And Fragments Flashcards

1
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How do you seperate independent and fragments from each other?

A

Comma, colon, dash

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Clauses that begin with subcordinating conjunctions are always dependent. What should you do to the sentence if it starts with a subcordinating conjucttion.

A

A comma must be placed between the clauses.

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In any two consecutive clauses, how many subordinating or (FANBOYS) can you use.

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You can only use one of them otherwise the sentence will lack a main clause.

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What are the rules for a colon or dash>?

A

The statement before a colon must be a complete, standalone sentence, the infomation after it can be either a senetence(explanation) or a fragment(list)

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