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Sentence Structures and Major Sentence Errors
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This sentence contains a major sentence error. What is the name of the error and how would you fix it? “I always stay 30 minutes doing overtime, my colleagues are doing the same thing.”
Comma Splice - I always stay 30 minutes doing overtime; my colleagues are doing the same thing.
Provide a fitting subordinator to fill the gaps in these sentences. _______ it's raining, she's going for a walk in the park. Brandley claims that there will be trouble ____ he doesn't co
Although/Even though/ Though - If/In the case that
Unscramble the complex sentence so that it makes sense. You might have to add punctuation and capitalize one of the words: make time to practice / you’ll never get better at writing / unless
Unless you make time to practice, you’ll never get better at writing.
Make the following sentence into one compound sentence using coordinating conjunctions and commas. “Bill loves hiking and camping. Bill loves canoeing best.”
Bill loves hiking and camping, but Bill loves canoeing best.
Make the following pair of sentences into a single complex sentence by making one of the clauses dependent upon the other. “The movie contains banal dialogue like, "She intoxicates me." Stephanie loved the movie.”
Although it contains banal dialogue like, "She intoxicates me," Stephanie loved the movie.
Make the following pair of sentences into a single complex sentence by making one of the clauses dependent upon the other. “People begin to recycle. They generate much less trash.”
When people begin to recycle, they generate much less trash.
Create a compound sentence using the conjunction “and.” Be careful with punctuation.
The student is studying Portuguese, and he is also learning Italian.
Is the structure of this sentence correct? If not, correct the sentence. “It takes courage to obey difficult instructions the wise man will obey for his own good.”
It takes courage to obey difficult instructions. The wise man will obey for his own good.
Is the structure of this sentence correct? If not, correct the sentence. “A penny is a very small amount but the comfort of many families depends upon the proper saving and spending of pennies.”
No, there should be a comma before but.
Is this a proper sentence? If not, correct it. “Integrity is always the best policy”
Correct
Is the structure of this sentence correct? If not, correct the sentence. “Thomas Edison was perhaps the greatest inventor in history his first invention was a vote recorder.”
“Thomas Edison was perhaps the greatest inventor in history; his first invention was a vote recorder.”
Create a complex sentence using the subordinating conjunction “Until.” Write the sentence in the chat.
Until the trainee arrives, I will continue working on the presentation.
“The manager of the department sent the meeting invite, so his employees were finishing the report.” Is this sentence grammatically correct? Why or why not?
The coordinating conjunction was chosen incorrectly. “And” is a better choice.
Is this sentence compound or complex? "Now that Martha has attained her master’s degree, she’ll start looking for a new position within the company."
Complex
Is this a Dependent or independent clause? "After submitting the request"
Dependent clause