A sentence fragment is a group of words beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period but missing at least one of the following elements: a subject, a verb, or a complete thought. Though a sentence fragment is written as a sentence, it is only part of one. One way to check for […]
The main clause of a sentence, like all other clauses, consists of a subject and a verb. However, a main clause also is a complete thought. A main clause is also known as an independent clause or a simple sentence. Generally, though, the term main clause refers to the independent clause within a sentence that contains other […]
A gerund is a word that ends in –ing and is acting as a noun. All gerunds end in –ing, but not all –ing words are gerunds; only the ones that are acting as nouns. If pronouns are placed before gerunds, the pronouns must be in the possessive form. Correct: My going to the mall left Stacie […]
Abbreviations seem to be more popular as language progresses and hybrid products are created. They also have become quite common in our everyday writing and speech, probably due to the fast-paced world we live in. Text messages and email make abbreviations even more prevalent. It sometimes seems that abbreviations have taken over our language! Abbreviations are […]
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