Identifying Sentence Errors and Corrections

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What is the correct past tense of 'sleep'?

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slept

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What is the correct past tense of 'decide'?

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decided

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What is the difference between 'its' and 'it's'?

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'Its' is a possessive pronoun, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it is'.

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What punctuation is needed at the end of a quotation?

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A closing quotation mark is needed.

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What is the subject-verb agreement rule for collective nouns?

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Collective nouns can take singular or plural verbs depending on whether the group acts as a single unit or as individuals.

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What is the difference between 'there', 'their', and 'they're'?

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'There' refers to a place, 'their' is a possessive pronoun, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment in a sentence?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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What is the purpose of a comma in a sentence?

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Commas are used to separate items in a list, after introductory elements, and to set off non-essential information.

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What is the difference between 'affect' and 'effect'?

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'Affect' is a verb meaning to influence, while 'effect' is a noun meaning the result of a change.