6: Writing And Editing Sentences
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)- 6.1: Common Sentence Errors
- 6.1.1: Fragments
- 6.1.1.1: Exercise- Identifying Subjects and Verbs
- 6.1.1.2: Exercise- Identifying Fragments
- 6.1.1.3: Exercise- Fragment Practice
- 6.1.2: Run-ons
- 6.1.2.1: Exercise- Fixing Run-on Sentences
- 6.1.2.2: Run-on Sentences in Context
- 6.1.3: Comma Splices
- 6.1.3.1: Exercise- Correcting Comma Splices
- 6.1.3.2: Exercise- Correcting Comma Splices in Context
- 6.1.4: Common Sentence Errors in Context
- 6.1.5: Sentences in Context
- 6.2: Commas
- 6.2.1: Major Comma Uses
- 6.2.2: Using a Comma with a Conjunction in a Compound Sentence
- 6.2.2.1: Exercise- Commas in Compound Sentences
- 6.2.3: Using a Comma to Set Off Introductory Phrases
- 6.2.3.1: Exercise- Commas after Introductory Clauses
- 6.2.4: Using a Comma to Separate Three or More Items in a Series
- 6.2.4.1: Exercise- Commas in a Series
- 6.2.5: Using a Comma to Separate Coordinate Adjectives
- 6.2.5.1: Exercise- Commas and Coordinate Adjectives
- 6.2.6: Using a Comma to Set Off Non-Essential Elements
- 6.2.6.1: Exercise- Commas and Non-Essential Elements
- 6.2.7: Using a Comma to Introduce Quotations
- 6.2.7.1: Exercise- Commas and Quotations
- 6.2.8: Using a Comma to Organize Tiles, Locations, and Dates
- 6.2.8.1: Exercise- Commas in Tiles, Locations, and Dates
- 6.2.9: Using a Comma for Direct Addresses
- 6.2.9.1: Exercise- Commas in Direct Addresses
- 6.2.10: Common Errors in Comma Usage
- 6.2.10.1: Exercise- Correcting Comma Splices
- 6.2.10.2: Exercise- Fixing Errors with Commas Between Subjects and Verbs
- 6.2.11: Commas in Context
- 6.2.11.1: Exercise- Correcting Comma Use in a Letter
- 6.2.11.2: Exercise- Practicing Comma Use
- 6.2.11.3: Exercise- The Comma Uses in Context
- 6.4: English Grammar Basics
- 6.4.1: Grammar Basics
- 6.4.2: Word Order
- 6.4.2.1: Exercise- Underline the Preposition
- 6.4.2.2: Exercise- Identifying Objects
- 6.4.2.3: Exercise- Forming Questions
- 6.4.2.4: Exercise- Adjective Order
- 6.4.2.5: Exercise- Changing from Positive to Negative
- 6.4.3: Count and Noncount Nouns and Articles
- 6.4.4: Pronouns
- 6.4.5: Verb Tenses
- 6.4.6: Modal Auxiliaries
- 6.4.7: Prepositions
- 6.4.8: Parallelism
- 6.4.8.1: Exercise- Parallelism and Conjunctions
- 6.4.9: Dangling Modifiers
- 6.4.9.1: Exercise- Correcting Misplaced Modifiers
- 6.4.9.2: Exercise- Correcting Dangling Modifiers
- 6.4.9.3: Correcting Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers
- 6.4.10: Chapter 20 Review
- 6.5: Developing Sentences
- 6.5.1: Developing Sentences that Say Something
- 6.5.2: Sentence Structures- Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex
- 6.5.2.1: Exercise- Making Compound Sentences
- 6.5.2.2: Exercise- Building Complex Sentences
- 6.5.2.3: Exercise- Making Compound-Complex Sentences
- 6.5.2.4: Exercise- Identifying Sentence Structures
- 6.5.3: Tools for Sentence Combining
- 6.5.3.1: Exercise- Practice Combining Sentences
- 6.5.4: Sentence Structures in Context
- 6.5.4.1: Exercise- Sentence Structures in Context
- 6.5.5: Some Comments on "Style"
- 6.5.6: Cutting "Fluff" while Meeting Length Requirements
- 6.5.7: Active and Passive Voice
- 6.5.7.1: Exercise- Reflecting on Passive Voice
- 6.5.8: Choosing Strong Verbs
- 6.5.8.1: Exercise- Choosing Strong Verbs
- 6.5.8.2: Exercise- Reflecting on Verb Choice
- 6.5.9: Being Clear and Concise
- 6.5.9.1: Exercise- Revising for Wordiness

