1. Lisa Tittle, associate professor

2.  More formal feel to the paragraph or essay  Add coherence  Provide transition

3.  Comma splice  Joining two or more sentences with only a comma  The dog is wagging its tail, it is happy.  NEVER DO THIS!

4.  Run on sentences  Joining two or more sentences without punctuation.  The dog is wagging its tail it is happy.  DON’T DO THIS EITHER!

5.  Fragments  Words or phrases that do not make a complete thought  When it is raining. I carry my umbrella.  I bought chocolate ice cream. Which is my favorite.  This is the only mechanic. Who fixes transmissions.  The grass is wet. Because it rained last night.  We went to the movies. After dinner.  The girl running with scissors.

6.  The dog wags its tail. It is happy.  The dog wags its tail; it is happy.

7.  FANBOYS  The dog wags its tail. It is happy.  The dog wags its tail, so it is happy.  The dog wags its tail, and it is happy.  The dog wags its tail, but it will bite.

8.  Moreover, therefore, nevertheless  The dog wags its tail. It is happy.  The dog wags its tail; therefore, it is happy.  The dog wags its tail; moreover, it is happy.  The dog wags its tail; however, it will bite.

9.  When, because, since, etc.  When the dog wags its tail, it is happy.  Because the dog is happy, it wags its tail.  The dog wags its tail when it is happy.  The dog wags its tail because it is happy.

10.  Purdue University Purdue University  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/  Textbook companion website Textbook companion website  www.prenhall.com/ipractice www.prenhall.com/ipractice  Grammar Darling Grammar Darling  http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_li st.htm http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_li st.htm

11.  Page 400  Exercise 4  #5 and #6  Combine the 2 sets of sentences in all 5 ways  Semicolon  Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)  Conjunctive adverb  Subordination  At beginning of sentence  In middle of sentence