11/15/23 - Revising and Editing Practice

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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 cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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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 change should be made to the sentence: 'I didn't thought Mr. Torturo could be so cruel.'?

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Change 'thought' to 'think'.

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What is the correct way to capitalize the first word in a quotation?

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The first word in a quotation should be capitalized if it is the beginning of a complete sentence.

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural).

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In the sentence 'The fire blazing in the fireplace and the cat sleeping in front of it (make, makes) a charming scene.', which verb is correct?

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The correct verb is 'make'.

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How can you correct a run-on sentence?

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You can correct a run-on sentence by adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

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What is the purpose of quotation marks?

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Quotation marks are used to indicate the exact words spoken or written by someone.

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What is a comma splice?

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A comma splice occurs when two independent clauses are joined with just a comma, without a coordinating conjunction.

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How do you properly punctuate a direct quote?

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A direct quote should be enclosed in quotation marks and properly punctuated with commas or periods inside the quotation marks.