AH English grammar quiz

how do you correct a comma splice?

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how do you correct a comma splice?

place a semicolon, comma, coordinating conjunction, or a period

when do you use a semicolon (;)

use this if the sentences relate and need to be connected in a general way

where do you put the semicolon in this sentence?

Good writing is clear thinking made visible it is lovely to read.

Good writing is clear thinking made visible; it is lovely to read.

when do you use a comma and a coordinating conjunction?

use if the sentences relate and need to be connected in a specific way

What are the coordinating conjunctions?

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

using a comma and a coordinating conjunction creates what type of sentence?

compound sentence

when do you use a period (.)?

if the two sentences don't relate or do not need to be connected, place a period between them

What is an independent clause?

a sentence that is able to stand on its own

what is a dependent clause?

cannot stand on its own. It is a type of sentence fragment

What is an adjective clause?

a relative pronoun (who, whom, whose, that, which) or a relative adverb (when, where, why)