Where can you find a context clue in your reading?
a. In the rest of the sentence and the paragraph in
which the unfamiliar word appears.
b. In the surrounding words and sentences.
c. In the introduction to the chapter
d. a and b
d. a and b
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Some of the following sentences are correct, and some are run-ons and comma splices
Remember that a run-on sentence includes two independent clauses without proper punctuation between them. A comma splice has an insufficient comma that needs to be followed by a fanboys or that needs to be changed to a semicolon or a period. Identify whether the sentence is correct (ok), a run-on (ro), or a comma splice (cs). Then correct each run-on or comma splice by making one of the clauses dependent or by using a comma, a fanboys and a comma, a semicolon, or a period. The baseball game was rained out but many fans stayed to talk to the players. (ok, ro, cs) What will be an ideal response?
For classification essays, divide the item into ___ type(s).
• two • one • one to two • three or more
Which of the following examples illustrates a fragment, run-on (or fused) sentence, or comma splice?
A) The band was ready to leave, but the car would not start. B) The band was ready to leave; however, the car would not start. C) Although the band was ready to leave, the car would not start. D) The band was ready to leave, the car, however, would not start.
The type of figurative language that compares humans and nonhumans according to one characteristic is called
a. simile. b. metaphor. c. personification. d. assumption.