Quiz Flashcards
Sentence fragment
A phrase that might look like a sentence but does not express a complete thought. It can be missing an important element like verb or subject.
Eg: just before eating
Correct: just before eating, he phoned his girlfriend.
Run on sentence
Has two or more complete thoughts, or independent clauses, which run together without correct punctuation.
Eg: We have only a day until the big dance I don’t have my dress dry-cleaned yet and that will take at least a day
Correct: We have only a day until the big dance. I don’t have my dress dry-cleaned yet. That will take at least a day.
Comma splices
When two closely related but independent sentences are joined by a comma. You can fix it by creating 2 different sentences.
Eg: The house stood empty for months. no one would buy it.
Fused sentences
Compound sentences that are not punctuated correctly. Join two independent sentences by adding conjunctions and use a comma before the connecting word.
Eg: He enjoys walking through the country, he often goes backpacking on his vacations.
Correct: He enjoys walking through the country, AND he often goes backpacking on his vacations.
