Editing

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What is editing?

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Editing is the process of reviewing and correcting written material to improve clarity, accuracy, and overall quality.

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What is a comma used for in a sentence?

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A comma is used to indicate a pause between parts of a sentence or to separate items in a list.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate direct speech or to highlight specific words or phrases.

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What does it mean to capitalize a word?

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Capitalizing a word means writing it with an uppercase letter, usually at the beginning of a sentence or for proper nouns.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of a sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of a sentence that tells something about the subject, usually containing a verb.

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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 proper punctuation or conjunction.

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What is a fragment in writing?

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A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause and does not express a complete thought.

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

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'Their' is possessive, 'there' indicates a place, and 'they're' is a contraction for 'they are'.

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What is the role of a conjunction in a sentence?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.