Basic Terms

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Basic Terms

• Sentence Structure

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Basic Terms

• Clausesubject plus verb and everything else
  thats necessary (that is, the subject and the
  predicate). Every complete sentence has an
  independent clause.
• Phrasea noun and its modifiers, a preposition
  and its objects, etc. Not a complete sentence.

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Proofreaders Terms

• Run-on
• Fused sentences
• Comma splice (or fault)
• Correct by punctuating or revising
• The company is doing well, however, we need to
  plan for future growth.

• Two or more sentences run together, needing
  appropriate end punctuation (such as a period or
  semicolon)
• The company is doing well. However, we need to
  plan for future growth.

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Proofreaders Terms

• Frag or fragment, incomplete sentence
• Correct by adding something.
• Standing by his bicycle, holding his ice cream.
• Because we arrived too late to get into the
  theatre.

• Sentence is missing something.
• Standing by his bicycle, holding his ice cream,
  the boy looked very happy.
• Because we arrived too late to get into the
  theatre, we went home.