Grammar Spiral 15

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What is a fragment?

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

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is a sentence that combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and includes a subject and a verb.

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What are modal auxiliary verbs?

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Modal auxiliary verbs are helping verbs that express necessity or possibility, such as can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, and would.

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How do you punctuate dialogue correctly?

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To punctuate dialogue correctly, use quotation marks to enclose the spoken words and place punctuation inside the quotation marks.

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What is a prepositional phrase?

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, showing a relationship in time or space.

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Where do you place a comma in a compound sentence?

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In a compound sentence, place a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) that connects two independent clauses.

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What is the purpose of a comma?

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

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.