Question | Answer |
Independent Clause | Jane lit the campfire. Frank set up the tent. |
Independent clause + Comma | Jane lit the campfire, Frank set up the tent. |
Independent Clause + semicolon | Jane lit the campfire, Frank set up the tent. |
INdependent Clause Comma + Dependent Clause | Jane lit the campfire, while Frank set up the tent. |
Dependent clause comma + independent clause | As jane lit the campfire, frank set up the tent. |
Punctuation | Serves as the glue that holds the pieces of or sentences together. |
Period | used in one way to end a sentence. |
Apostrophe | Used to denote contractions or possession. |
Two Independent Clauses | When they appear in the same sentence they are usually joined by a conjunction. |
Independent Clauses & Dependent Clauses | Commas are used to separate Independent clauses & Dependent Clauses. |
Independent CLause and Modifying Phrase | Commas are also used to separate these from each other. |
Commas | Can change restrictive clauses or phrases to being nonrestrictive. |
Restrictive | Essential to the meaning of the sentence |
Non Restrictive | Is not essential to the meaning of the sentence |
Dashes | Separate a word or a group of words from the rest of the sentence |
Colons | Colons are usually used after a complete statement to introduce a list of related details |
Coma Splice | Two independent clauses jammed together. |
Run On | Sentence often much longer than our example, running on and on... |
Modifiers | A modifiers needs to be right next to what its modifying |
Misplaced | NOt right next to each other |
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