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The shop closes ______ midnight.
The shop closes ______ midnight.
at
A preposition of movement always indicates the movement towards a specific location.
A preposition of movement always indicates the movement towards a specific location.
True
A sentence fragment is a complete sentence.
A sentence fragment is a complete sentence.
False
What is a comma splice?
What is a comma splice?
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Faulty parallelism occurs when elements in a sentence that are meant to be parallel are not presented in a similar format.
Faulty parallelism occurs when elements in a sentence that are meant to be parallel are not presented in a similar format.
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A misplaced modifier modifies the wrong ______ in the sentence.
A misplaced modifier modifies the wrong ______ in the sentence.
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A dangling modifier is a modifier that lacks a word or group of words to modify.
A dangling modifier is a modifier that lacks a word or group of words to modify.
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Paraphrasing means rewriting something in your own words, but keeping the same amount of detail and length as the original.
Paraphrasing means rewriting something in your own words, but keeping the same amount of detail and length as the original.
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Summarizing means shortening something by picking out the main points and leaving out extra details.
Summarizing means shortening something by picking out the main points and leaving out extra details.
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Study Notes
Week 13 - Prepositions
- Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence.
- Prepositions are never followed by verbs.
- Common prepositions include: at, in, on, about, above, etc
- Prepositions of time specify when an event occurs (e.g., at 3 o'clock, in May, on Sunday).
- Prepositions of place describe the location of objects or people (e.g., under, between, next to).
- Prepositions of movement indicate the movement towards a specific location (e.g., to, into, through).
- Common compound prepositions include according to, as to, due to, etc.
Week 14 - Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
- Fragments are incomplete sentences.
- Phrase fragments lack a subject or a verb, or both.
- Dependent clause fragments are introduced by subordinating conjunctions but lack an independent clause to complete the thought.
- Run-on sentences occur when two or more independent clauses are improperly connected.
- Comma splices occur when two or more independent clauses are joined only by a comma.
- To fix run-on sentences, use commas and conjunctions, or separate the clauses into separate sentences.
- To fix fragments, add a subject or verb or both to make them complete thoughts.
Week 15 - Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
- Misplaced modifiers modify the wrong word or phrase in a sentence.
- Dangling modifiers lack a word or phrase to modify.
- To fix misplaced modifiers, move the modifier closer to the word it should modify.
- To fix dangling modifiers, add a subject or phrase that the modifier logically modifies to the sentence.
- Faulty parallelism occurs when elements in a sentence that are meant to be parallel in structure are not presented in a consistent or similar format.
Week 15 - Paraphrasing and Summarizing
- Paraphrasing means rewriting something in different words but keeping the original meaning and detail.
- Summarizing means shortening something by picking out main points and leaving out extra details.
- Paraphrasing is similar to summarizing, it expresses the main points of the original text with different words but without losing major details.
- Summarizing is more concise, expressing the main points of an original text quickly and effectively, but often leaving out some details.
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Test your knowledge on prepositions and sentence structure with this quiz covering Weeks 13 and 14. Learn how prepositions link words in a sentence and explore common sentence errors like fragments and run-on sentences. Enhance your understanding of proper grammatical usage.
