A comma splice - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ACT Review Exam 45 Questions with Verified Answers Why is it important to KISS when taking the ACT? (What does it stand for?) - CORRECT ANSWER Keep it simple, stupid... When the ACT offers you long, wordy answers, be cautious. The simplest approach may not ALWAYS be right, but it's a goodie most of the time List the FANBOYS words - CORRECT ANSWER For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so FANBOYS words are also called A. Coordinating conjunctions B. Subordinating conjunctions C. Adverb...

Which of the following sentences includes an indirect object?the blizzard brought us an unexpected vacation Which of the following sentences includes a direct object?All at once, the trees shook the apples loose After the thunderstorm, the air felt FRESHfresh = predicate adjective Rachel gave SUSAN the concert tickets yesterday morning.susan = indirect object Which of the following contains an example of a sentence fragment?Because I said so Which of the following contains an example of...

Sarah invited my wife and ______________ to the party. - ️️me She is the _______________ of two sisters and the _______________ of five cousins - ️️older/oldest The department held a meeting to discuss __________ budget, and members of staff were invited to give __________ opinions. - ️️its/their The students were animated, the teacher was, too. - ️️comma splice Which type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses? - ️️...

GEM Practice Test Questions & Answers 2023/2024 Many students have cell phones, consequently cell phones ring during class. (a) Faulty pronoun reference (b) Sentence fragment (c) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately) (d) Fused sentence (run-on) (e) Sentence is correct - ANSWER-(c) Comma splice (comma joining clauses inappropriately) Our customer service representatives are trained in handling difficult problems, conflict resolution, and proper business etiquette. T...

(1) simple, (2) compound, (3) complex, (4) compound-complex - correct answer -What are the 4 types of sentences? True - correct answer -True or false? All sentences contain at least a subject and a verb. comma - correct answer -A conjunction in a compound sentence cannot be used without the presence of a(n)... missing comma - correct answer -"People come for the food but they stay for the entertainment." Anything wrong with this sentence? No - correct answer -"Robert climbed the w...

Grammar & Mechanics Praxis 5038 100% Correct infinitive phrase made up of "to" and the base form of a verb (to order, to abandon) participle verb form ending in (ing or ed) operates as an adjective ("barking" dog, "painted" fence) verbal - gerund a verb ending in "ing" that functions as a noun/subject ("Laughing" is good for you) possessive nouns are usually used with gerunds (running is fun) antecedent the noun to which the pronoun is referring (Sally=antecedent for her) adverb A...

Syntax - how words are put together to form sentences Coordination - How to connect ideas together Subordination - How you make one idea subordinate to another idea Modifier - a descriptive phrase or word Comma Splice - when two complete sentences are tied together with a comma Run-on Sentence - Two sentences put together without appropriate puncuation Sentence Fragment - an incomplete sentence Simple Sentence - one independent clause Compound Sentence - two or more independent clauses w...

Business Communication Test Questions with Correct Answers A Comma Splice - Answer-results when a comma by itself is used to join two independent clauses Separate a compound verb - Answer-A writer should avoid using a comma to two unrelated numbers that end up adjacent to each other in a sentence - Answer-has a reputation for expressing her self well but makes punctuation errors especially with comma placement. she should use a comma to separate... using commas to separate a subject f...

GEM C EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 Simple Sentence - ANSWER-has one subject and one verb and makes sense to the reader. The combination of one subject and one verb forms an independent clause. EX: Kyle works in our Information Services Department. Compound sentence - ANSWER-consists of two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, or, but, etc.) or a semicolon. EX: Kyle works in our Information Services Department, and he attends college classes in the ev...

Chapter 3—Sentences: Elements, Variety, Patterns, Types, Faults MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In the sentence Our CEO discussed the new marketing plan at the meeting, the simple subject is ____. a. meeting b. plan c. discussed d. CEO ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 37 2. In the sentence There are four new menu items, the simple subject is ____. a. There b. are c. items d. four ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p.40 3. In the command Step up to the podium, the subject is ____. a. Step b. podium c. you d. up ANS: C PTS...