ULTIMATE EDITING test

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. Example: 'New York'.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. Example: 'city'.

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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 has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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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 match in number (singular or plural). Example: 'He runs' vs. 'They run'.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences. Examples: 'and', 'but', 'or'.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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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 conjunctions.

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What is a comma splice?

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A comma splice is a grammatical error that occurs when two independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example: 'happy', 'blue', 'tall'.