What is a fragment in sentence structure?

A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a subject, a verb, or both, and does not express a complete thought. For example, 'Although she was tired' is a fragment because it leaves the reader waiting for more information.

How do you fix a comma splice?

What is the rule for subject-verb agreement?

The subject and verb must agree in number; singular subjects take singular verbs, while plural subjects take plural verbs. For example, 'The dog barks' (singular) vs. 'The dogs bark' (plural).

What is parallel structure and why is it important?

Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

'Although it was raining' is the dependent clause because it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; it introduces a condition.

What is the formula for constructing a compound sentence?

A compound sentence combines two independent clauses using a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. For example, 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence (e.g., 'She runs fast'), while a dependent clause cannot stand alone and relies on an independent clause to provide meaning (e.g., 'Because she runs fast').

Rewrite this run-on sentence: 'I wanted to go to the beach it was too cold.'

You can fix the run-on by separating the clauses: 'I wanted to go to the beach, but it was too cold.' or 'I wanted to go to the beach. It was too cold.'