Sentence structure, punctuation rules, and common usage errors tested on the TEAS 7 English and Language Usage section.
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- What is an independent clause?
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A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a complete sentence.- What is a dependent clause?
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A group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.- What is a sentence fragment?
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An incomplete sentence that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.- What is a run-on sentence?
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Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.- What is a comma splice?
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Two independent clauses joined by only a comma, with no conjunction.- What do the letters in the mnemonic FANBOYS stand for?
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For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So- What type of sentence contains exactly one independent clause and no dependent clauses?
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A simple sentence- What type of sentence joins two or more independent clauses?
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A compound sentence- What type of sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
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A complex sentence- What type of sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause?
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A compound-complex sentence- A comma splice can be fixed by changing the comma to a ____.
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semicolon- What punctuation mark can join two independent clauses without using a coordinating conjunction?
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A semicolon- When is a comma required before a coordinating conjunction?
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When the conjunction joins two independent clauses- Should a comma be used before a coordinating conjunction that joins only two words or phrases (not two independent clauses)?
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No- How should items be separated in a series of three or more?
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With a comma after each item
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