Sentence Revisions

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What is sentence revision?

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Sentence revision is the process of improving a sentence's clarity, coherence, and overall effectiveness by restructuring or rephrasing it.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance, such as 'and', 'but', or 'or'.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a semicolon used for?

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A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.

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What is the purpose of using transition words?

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Transition words help to guide the reader through the text, indicating relationships between ideas, such as addition, contrast, or cause and effect.

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What is the difference between 'and' and 'but'?

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'And' is used to add information, while 'but' is used to show contrast between two ideas.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is an incomplete sentence that lacks a main clause and does not express a complete thought.