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| 1. | Add a subject to a fragment that is a subordinate clause in order to make a complete sentence. |
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| 2. | You can correct a comma splice by placing a semicolon between the two main clauses. |
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| 3. | If a predicate nominative differs in number from the subject, ignore the predicate nominative and make the verb agree with the subject of the sentence. |
| | True |
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| 4. | An incorrect pronoun shift occurs when a writer or speaker uses a pronoun in one person and then fails to shift to a pronoun in another person. |
| | True |
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| 5. | When events being described have occurred at different times, shift tenses to show that one event precedes or follows another. |
| | True |
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| 6. | The past participle of an irregular verb can stand alone as a verb. |
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| 7. | To correct a dangling modifier, rewrite the sentence, adding a noun to which the dangling phrase clearly refers. |
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| 8. | Use an apostrophe and an –s to form the possessive of a singular indefinite pronoun. |
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| 9. | If a phrase, participle, or infinitive is essential to the meaning of the sentence, set off the phrase, participle, or infinitive with commas. |
| | True |
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| 10. | When there are two items in a series, use a comma after the first item that precedes the conjunction. |
| | True |
| | False |
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