| Comma Splices | Subject Verb Agreement | Parallelism-identify the error | Misplaced modifiers - restructure sentences | Dangling Modifiers - fix the sentence |
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What is a comma splice
John is always late for work, nobody seems to care.
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What is has
Someone in the audience (has/have) volunteered to participate in the experiment.
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What is "detection." Change to "detecting."
Police dogs are used for finding lost children, tracking criminals, and the detection of bombs.
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What is "The monarch arrived at the gate in a gold carriage pulled by four white horses."
The monarch arrived in a gold carriage at the gate pulled by four white horses.
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What is "In choosing her bridesmaids dresses, she had to consider cost as a major factor."
In choosing her bridesmaids' dresses, cost had to be considered a major factor.
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What is a comma splice
Hot summer weather is nice, high temperatures are dangerous for certain people.
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What is offer
Shelters for teenage runaways (offers/offer) a wide variety of services.
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What is "starting one." Change to "start one."
It is more difficult to sustain an exercise program than starting one.
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What is "The old Marlboro ads depicted a man smoking a cigarette on a horse."
The old Marlboro ads depicted a man on a horse smoking a cigarette.
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What is "When I was a young man, my mother enrolled me in tap dance classes."
When a young man, my mother enrolled me in tap dance classes.
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What is not a comma splice
Emily broke her ankle on the weekend; now she is in a great deal of pain.
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What is have
Your friendship and your support (has/have) meant a lot to us.
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What is "computers." Change to "computer classes."
Activities on Wednesdays include fishing trips, dance lessons, and computers.
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What is "After ten hours of grilling by the police the orderly confessed that he had given a lethal injection to the patient."
The orderly confessed that he had given a lethal injection to the patient after ten hours of grilling by the police.
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What is "When I was ten, my parents took me on my first balloon ride."
At the age of ten, my parents took me on my first balloon ride.
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What is not a comma splice
After I was paid last week, I was able to do the grocery shopping.
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What is was
Neither the students nor their professor (was/were) able to solve the mystery.
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What is "driving" to "to drive."
Tony found that it was faster to ride his bike than driving into the city.
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What is "By afternoon, Sam had painted almost the entire dining room."
By afternoon, Sam had almost painted the entire dining room.
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What is "When I was working as a ranger, a panther crossed the road in front of my truck."
While working as a ranger, a panther crossed the road in front of my truck.
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What is not a comma splice
Whenever Janis does not sleep enough, she gets a horrible migraine.
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What is has
Four years of research (has/have) gone into making our software.
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What is "and four pastries." Add a verb.
The winner of the gluttony contest swallowed six large pancakes, slurped down a cream pie, and four pastries.
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What is "Not all fresh vegetables are salt free."
All fresh vegetables are not salt free.
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What is "By following this new procedure, we will reduce our mailing costs significantly."
By following this new procedure, our mailing costs will be reduced significantly.
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