I. Watch the Einstein video and answer the following questions: What - - PDF document

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• I. Watch the Einstein video and answer the following questions:

What is a sentence? What is a sentence fragment?

• II. Watch the sentence fragment video and identify one corrected sample

sentence used by Shaun, the narrator:

Identify which of the following are complete sentences and which are fragments: After an exhausting day at school. Although no one could tell her the exact address. Since we met at on the first day of school. Near my house is a huge park with a playground and skating rink. Anyone with any experience in the field. For example, a person’s experience studying in another country. In the doorway stood a man dressed in a dark, black suit. My father being from Newark, NJ. Because he never comes to class on time. In the country, where he lives with his wife and sons. Select 2 of the preceding sentence fragments to re‐write as complete sentences:

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• III. Watch the video on run‐on sentences, then answer the following

questions:

How does Shaun fix the firefighter sentence? How does Shaun explain the problem with the soccer sentence? What does Shaun have to say about the word “therefore”? Underline the subject once and the verb twice in each of the following sentences: He depends on her in times of need. Watch your step. On the table was her purse. In the newspaper, an interesting article appeared. Across the road lived her boyfriend. We are forced to inhale and exhale this smog‐filled air. In the gutter, I found a shiny new dime. Around every cloud is a silver lining. Every one of the roses bloomed.

• IV. Watch the video on comma splices and answer the following:

What is a comma splice? What does fanboys stand for? What are the 4 ways to correct a comma splice?

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