E2 Honors Revising & Editing Review

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a verb.

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What is the purpose of a comma in a sentence?

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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 a semicolon used for?

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A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.

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How do you correct a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence can be corrected by adding a period, semicolon, or conjunction to separate the independent clauses.

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What is the role of conjunctions in a sentence?

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Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses, helping to create complex and compound sentences.

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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 cannot stand alone as a sentence and depends on an independent clause to provide meaning.

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

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

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What is the correct way to punctuate a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence should be punctuated with a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connecting the independent clauses.