In this post, we’ll cover embedded clause – and, briefly, embedded sentence. What is an embedded clause? An embedded clause is essentially a dependent clause – noun, relative, or adverb – that is part of another clause. Let the word…
Fragment and run-on are both errors in writing sentences, but they’re fundamentally different. Fragment and run-on are fundamentally different types of error A sentence fragment is a group of words punctuated as a sentence, even though it’s not a sentence.…
Is No a sentence in following examples? Did you see my mobile? No. Are you coming for the dinner? No. What does grammar say? As per English grammar, a group of words must fulfil two conditions to be a sentence:…
Sentence fragments are a group of words punctuated as a sentence, even though they’re not a sentence. Depending on how they’re used, they may be treated an error or an effective use. In this post, we’ll cover several examples of…
Sentence fragments are a group of words punctuated as a sentence, even though they’re not a sentence. Here are four exercises for you to practice identifying and correcting sentence fragments. The first is a warmup. The other three require more…
In this post, we’ll cover what are run-on sentences and, more importantly, how to fix them. What is a run-on sentence? If you join two sentences just by a comma or by nothing, you get a run-on sentence, which is…
If you join two sentences just by a comma or by nothing, you get a run-on sentence, which is an error. Run-on sentences are of two types: comma splice and fused sentence. When two sentences are joined by just a…
A run-on sentence error happens when two sentences are joined by a comma (resulting in comma splice error) or nothing (resulting in fused sentence error). Opportunities don’t just happen, you create them. [Comma splice] Opportunities don’t just happen you create…
A colon has multiple uses: explaining a statement, introducing a list, introducing a quotation or excerpt, and being part of ratio, numeric terms, titles, and citations. (The previous sentence used colon to introduce a list.) In this post, we’ll cover…
Semicolon is a termination punctuation mark that is milder than a period but stronger than a comma. Its symbol, in fact, is a sum of the symbols of period and comma, with a period sitting on top of a comma.…
In this post, we’ll cover ins and outs of adverb phrase. What’s an adverb phrase? An adverb phrase is a phrase that has an adverb as its head word (or the most important word), and it functions as an adverb…
In this post, we’ll cover ins and outs of noun phrase. What’s a noun phrase? Also called nominal phrase, a noun phrase is a phrase that has a noun as its head word (or the most important word), and it…
