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... on the rug in front of the fireplace. Yes! It is still a simple sentence because it contains only one subject and one predicate. “On the rug in front of the fireplace” is a prepositional phrase that tells us where the cat slept. ...
... on the rug in front of the fireplace. Yes! It is still a simple sentence because it contains only one subject and one predicate. “On the rug in front of the fireplace” is a prepositional phrase that tells us where the cat slept. ...
Clauses/Fragments/Run
... Because he wanted to make his own firecrackers, Fred filled a cardboard tube with gunpowder. When the sentence starts with the dependent clause, it must have a comma before the independent clause ...
... Because he wanted to make his own firecrackers, Fred filled a cardboard tube with gunpowder. When the sentence starts with the dependent clause, it must have a comma before the independent clause ...
Sentence Structure
... • A clause contains a subject and a predicate. – Subject – what the sentence is about. – Predicate – action of the sentence; verb and any ...
... • A clause contains a subject and a predicate. – Subject – what the sentence is about. – Predicate – action of the sentence; verb and any ...
Swarthmore College Writing Center
... specify which one of them he’s referring to. Setting the title off with commas would suggest that it could be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence; however, the title is essential for meaning. For the same reason, restrictive clauses are not set off from the rest of the sentence by c ...
... specify which one of them he’s referring to. Setting the title off with commas would suggest that it could be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence; however, the title is essential for meaning. For the same reason, restrictive clauses are not set off from the rest of the sentence by c ...
File
... Ex: Quinn likes to read and loves football. – Quinn is one subject – This sentence give 2 verbs telling what he is doing: likes, loves *The two actions are joined by a conjunction, but you cannot separate the sentence into two sentences. ...
... Ex: Quinn likes to read and loves football. – Quinn is one subject – This sentence give 2 verbs telling what he is doing: likes, loves *The two actions are joined by a conjunction, but you cannot separate the sentence into two sentences. ...
Learning How to Combine Sentences
... The absolute phrase might be confused with a participial phrase, and the difference between them is structurally slight but significant. The participial phrase does not contain the subject-participle relationship of the absolute phrase; it modifies the subject of the the independent clause that foll ...
... The absolute phrase might be confused with a participial phrase, and the difference between them is structurally slight but significant. The participial phrase does not contain the subject-participle relationship of the absolute phrase; it modifies the subject of the the independent clause that foll ...
– SENTENCE FRAGMENTS, RUN-ON REVISING FOR CLARITY SENTENCES, AND PARALLELISM ________________________________________________________________
... Skim your paper, pausing at the words "and" and "or." Check on each side of these words to see whether the items joined are parallel. If not, make them parallel. If you have several items in a list, put them in a column to see if they are parallel. Listen to the sound of the items in a list or the i ...
... Skim your paper, pausing at the words "and" and "or." Check on each side of these words to see whether the items joined are parallel. If not, make them parallel. If you have several items in a list, put them in a column to see if they are parallel. Listen to the sound of the items in a list or the i ...
Revising for Clarity
... Skim your paper, pausing at the words "and" and "or." Check on each side of these words to see whether the items joined are parallel. If not, make them parallel. If you have several items in a list, put them in a column to see if they are parallel. Listen to the sound of the items in a list or the i ...
... Skim your paper, pausing at the words "and" and "or." Check on each side of these words to see whether the items joined are parallel. If not, make them parallel. If you have several items in a list, put them in a column to see if they are parallel. Listen to the sound of the items in a list or the i ...
Sentence Pattern Powerpoint
... The restrictive clause tells the reader exactly which girls cannot play. If the restrictive clause is removed, it would become unclear as to which girls could not play in the next game. Oprah bought a Corvette for each employee who had worked for her over ten years. • The restrictive clause tells ex ...
... The restrictive clause tells the reader exactly which girls cannot play. If the restrictive clause is removed, it would become unclear as to which girls could not play in the next game. Oprah bought a Corvette for each employee who had worked for her over ten years. • The restrictive clause tells ex ...
Complex Sentence
... complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. A complex sentence always has a ____________? subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator what is required? a comma is re ...
... complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. A complex sentence always has a ____________? subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator what is required? a comma is re ...
Business Writing Blitz:
... • The debate over commas is often a pretty inconsequential one, but it was anything but for the truck drivers. Note the lack of Oxford comma — also known as the serial comma — in the following state law, which says overtime rules do not apply to: • The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, dryi ...
... • The debate over commas is often a pretty inconsequential one, but it was anything but for the truck drivers. Note the lack of Oxford comma — also known as the serial comma — in the following state law, which says overtime rules do not apply to: • The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, dryi ...
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... ● “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam and Helen” (33%-33%-17%-17%) vs. “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam, and Helen” (25%-25%-25%-25%) ...
... ● “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam and Helen” (33%-33%-17%-17%) vs. “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam, and Helen” (25%-25%-25%-25%) ...
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... ● “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam and Helen” (33%-33%-17%-17%) vs. “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam, and Helen” (25%-25%-25%-25%) ...
... ● “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam and Helen” (33%-33%-17%-17%) vs. “My estate is to be split equally among Jack, Mary, Sam, and Helen” (25%-25%-25%-25%) ...
Grammar Lessons
... – Because I wanted beef, I ordered the twelve ounce steak. – Notice the comma between the dep cl and ind cl. – End with the dependent clause: – I ordered the twelve ounce steak because I wanted beef. – Notice there’s no comma now, since we ended with the ...
... – Because I wanted beef, I ordered the twelve ounce steak. – Notice the comma between the dep cl and ind cl. – End with the dependent clause: – I ordered the twelve ounce steak because I wanted beef. – Notice there’s no comma now, since we ended with the ...
Sentence Types - Thompson`s Home Page
... Verb: A verb is the word that expresses the action in a sentence. Example: I swim. (What do I do? I swim. So swim is the verb. Get it?) Subject: A subject is the person or thing that performs the action expressed by the verb. Example: I swim. (Who swims? I do. So I is the subject. Get it?) Phrase: A ...
... Verb: A verb is the word that expresses the action in a sentence. Example: I swim. (What do I do? I swim. So swim is the verb. Get it?) Subject: A subject is the person or thing that performs the action expressed by the verb. Example: I swim. (Who swims? I do. So I is the subject. Get it?) Phrase: A ...
Welcome to Unit 1
... It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, she had no mail. John woke up in his own bed, he felt great. Sentence examples from: Truss, L. (2003). Eats, shoots, and leaves. NY: Penguin Group. ...
... It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, she had no mail. John woke up in his own bed, he felt great. Sentence examples from: Truss, L. (2003). Eats, shoots, and leaves. NY: Penguin Group. ...
independent clause - Blog UMY Community
... and the sentence does not lose its meaning. Michael, who wants to be a professional baseball player, practices pitching five hours a day. This relative clause can also be “lifted” out of the sentence with those comma “hooks” because the information is not essential. Notice that all of the non-essent ...
... and the sentence does not lose its meaning. Michael, who wants to be a professional baseball player, practices pitching five hours a day. This relative clause can also be “lifted” out of the sentence with those comma “hooks” because the information is not essential. Notice that all of the non-essent ...
Fun with Fragments
... Let’s look at some examples. I ain't got no VISA I ain’t got no Red American Express We can’t go nowhere exotic It don’t matter ‘cause I’m the one that loves you best Talk to me girl Timbaland - The Way I Are Lyrics ...
... Let’s look at some examples. I ain't got no VISA I ain’t got no Red American Express We can’t go nowhere exotic It don’t matter ‘cause I’m the one that loves you best Talk to me girl Timbaland - The Way I Are Lyrics ...
Study_Island (22) - Punctuation Activities with answer key
... 12. Which of the following best joins the two sentences below into one sentence? Dostoevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. He is a popular Russian author. A. Dostoevsky a popular Russian author, wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. B. Dostoevsky, a popular Russian author wrote the novel, Cri ...
... 12. Which of the following best joins the two sentences below into one sentence? Dostoevsky wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. He is a popular Russian author. A. Dostoevsky a popular Russian author, wrote the novel Crime and Punishment. B. Dostoevsky, a popular Russian author wrote the novel, Cri ...
Grammar Guide by Alfred J. Drake NOTE TO STUDENTS: This
... “The star of the show, however, was ill.” Or “The star was ill; however, the show must go on.” f) Commas are required around non-restrictive phrases or clauses (modifiers not vital to a sentence’s basic meaning). In the first of the following two sentences, the writer implies that he has but one so ...
... “The star of the show, however, was ill.” Or “The star was ill; however, the show must go on.” f) Commas are required around non-restrictive phrases or clauses (modifiers not vital to a sentence’s basic meaning). In the first of the following two sentences, the writer implies that he has but one so ...
Grammar Review: NOTES
... Joanie and Bill live in Seattle, where it rains a lot, but they like it there. ...
... Joanie and Bill live in Seattle, where it rains a lot, but they like it there. ...
Grammar - Classes Home
... In 1962, Mr. Winfield, our client, bought a waterfront plot on Yale Lake from Mrs. Marm, who owned and lived on the contiguous lot. ...
... In 1962, Mr. Winfield, our client, bought a waterfront plot on Yale Lake from Mrs. Marm, who owned and lived on the contiguous lot. ...
Guidelines for Connecting Clauses
... A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and comes in two varieties: independent and dependent or subordinate. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate (the verb and its modifiers) and can function as a complete sentence. A dependent or subordinate clause also ...
... A clause is a group of words that includes a subject and a verb and comes in two varieties: independent and dependent or subordinate. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate (the verb and its modifiers) and can function as a complete sentence. A dependent or subordinate clause also ...
