

Grammar (Run-ons, Frag, Mispl Mod, Para, Redundancy, Wordy)
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Sally Moore
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Grammar (Run-ons, Frag, Mispl Mod, Para, Redundancy, Wordy)

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Open Ended
REVIEW:
Our acronym for coordinating conjunctions is FANBOYS. What does each letter of FANBOYS stand for?
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a comma splice?
She didn't like the swings, her sister liked them.
She didn't like the swings, but her sister liked them.
She didn't like the swings, even though her sister liked them.
She didn't like the swings, nor did her sister.
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Open Ended
Fix the example sentence from the previous slide so that it is no longer a run-on sentence:
He had worked for the government for several years he now wanted to try a job in a small start-up company.
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If there is a conjunctive adverb with a comma on either side and you can remove it with creating a run-on, it's okay
Ex: I told him, however, that it's not okay to lie.
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I told him that it's not okay to lie.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following incorrectly uses a comma and a conjunctive adverb?
I was starting to get bored during break. Nevertheless, I am still not ready to be back in school.
I tried to teach my dog to roll however; however, she wouldn't cooperate.
My sister used to steal my clothes. Since I told on her, however, she has stopped.
The boys were being mean, therefore, the teacher made them apologize.
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Multiple Select
Identify all of the following sentence fragments.
The commercial, neverending.
The ball was rolling.
A cat running.
Because he is an only child, he does not know what it is like to have siblings.
Her birthday party is on Zoom.
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Open Ended
Fix the following sentence:
She handed out cookies to children wrapped in foil.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following does not use parallel structure?
The kids spent the summer swimming, running, and riding their bicycles.
I want to drive to San Francisco, go swimming in the bay, and bike across the Golden Gate Bridge.
Phil was slipping and sliding all over the wet floor.
She bought and sold our house.
The dogs whined and cried to get attention.
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Open Ended
Rewrite this sentence so it is not redundant:
We have an annual soccer game every year.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence to eliminate wordiness:
Lisa did her chores and she complained the whole time because she really didn't want to do them even though her parents told her that she had to.
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