1. Recognizing flaws in sentences and editing appropriately Day 1
Sentence Corrections
Recognizing flaws in sentences and editing appropriately
Day 1

2. Please correct this sentence.
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs he held the record for bases on balls until April

3. What’s wrong with the previous sentence?
It is one of the four common sentence errors:
Fragment
Run-on
Comma Splice
Ramble-on

4. Common Sentences Errors
Fragment
Ramble On
Does not tell a complete thought
Ex.
Alpine and continental glaciers.
Is correct grammatically but contains unnecessary words and phrases or includes to many ideas.
Ex.
You may be surprised to learn that, like alpine glaciers, continental glaciers, which cover large areas that are often basically just open ocean, are frozen fresh water because they are made by snow falling from above instead of sea water freezing from below.

5. Common Sentences Errors
Fragment
Ramble On
Does not tell a complete thought
Ex.
Alpine and continental glaciers.
Is correct grammatically but contains unnecessary words and phrases or includes too many ideas.
Simple Sentence
You may be surprised to learn that, like alpine glaciers, continental glaciers, which cover large areas that are often basically just open ocean, are frozen fresh water because they are made by snow falling from above instead of sea water freezing from below.

6. Common Sentences Errors
Fragment
Ramble On
Does not tell a complete thought
Ex.
Alpine and continental glaciers.
Is correct grammatically but contains unnecessary words and phrases or includes to many ideas.
Introductory phrase hence the comma
You may be surprised to learn that, like alpine glaciers, continental glaciers, which cover large areas that are often basically just open ocean, are frozen fresh water because they are made by snow falling from above instead of sea water freezing from below.

7. Common Sentences Errors
Fragment
Ramble On
Does not tell a complete thought
Ex.
Alpine and continental glaciers.
Is correct grammatically but contains unnecessary words and phrases or includes to many ideas.
Nonrestrictive Phrase adds detail but not require for sentence to make sense.
You may be surprised to learn that, like alpine glaciers, continental glaciers, which cover large areas that are often basically just open ocean, are frozen fresh water because they are made by snow falling from above instead of sea water freezing from below.

8. Common Sentences Errors
Fragment
Ramble On
Is correct grammatically but contains unnecessary words and phrases or includes to many ideas.
Subordinating Conjunction Clause establishes the relationship between the dependent clause and the rest of the sentence.
You may be surprised to learn that, like alpine glaciers, continental glaciers, which cover large areas that are often basically just open ocean, are frozen fresh water because they are made by snow falling from above instead of sea water freezing from below.
Does not tell a complete thought
Ex.
Alpine and continental glaciers.

9. Common Sentences Errors
Run-on
Comma Splice
Is a compound sentence that is missing a comma and a conjunction.
Ex.- During colder eras, these glaciers expanded they spread over the Antarctic and Arctic regions like pancake batter.
Is a run-on sentence that has a comma but is missing a conjunction.
Ex. – Alpine, or mountain, glaciers occur in high, cold mountain valleys, over time these glaciers slowly slide down the mountains.

10. Common Sentences Errors
Run-on
Comma Splice
Is a compound sentence that is missing a comma and a conjunction.
Ex.- During colder eras, these glaciers expanded, and they spread over the Antarctic and Arctic regions like pancake batter.
Is a run-on sentence that has a comma but is missing a conjunction.
Ex. – Alpine, or mountain, glaciers occur in high, cold mountain valleys, and over time these glaciers slowly slide down the mountains.

11. Now back to our sentence Which sentence error is it?
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs he held the record for bases on balls until April

12. Now back to our sentence Which sentence error is it? RUN-ON
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs he held the record for bases on balls until April

13. Now back to our sentence How to correct
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs, and he held the record for bases on balls until April

14. Now back to our sentence How to correct it
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs. He held the record for bases on balls until April

15. Now back to our sentence Commas?
Until April Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs he held the record for bases on balls until April

16. Now back to our sentence Commas?
Until April 8,1974, Babe Ruth held the American record for home runs he held the record for bases on balls until April 26, 2001.

17. How close were you?
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