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== Mechanics and Grammar Questions == | == Mechanics and Grammar Questions == | ||
=== General === | |||
* [[What is the difference between possessives and plurals?]] | |||
=== Sentences === | |||
* [[What is a sentence?]] | * [[What is a sentence?]] | ||
* [[What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?]] | * [[What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?]] | ||
* [[What is a “run-on” sentence?]] | * [[What is a “run-on” sentence?]] | ||
* [[What is a “sentence fragment”?]] | * [[What is a “sentence fragment”?]] | ||
* [[What is “subject/verb agreement”?]] | * [[What is “subject/verb agreement”?]] | ||
* [[What is “pronoun/antecedent agreement”?]] | * [[What is “pronoun/antecedent agreement”?]] | ||
* [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?]] | * [[What are “coordinating conjunctions”?]] | ||
* [[What is the difference between | * [[What is a dangling participle?]] | ||
* [[May you begin a sentence with “and” or “but”?]] | |||
* [[What is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?]] | |||
* [[What is an “objective complement”?]] | |||
=== Punctuation === | |||
* [[What is the correct way to use punctuation with quotation marks?]] | |||
* [[How do you usually punctuate conjunctive adverbs?]] | |||
==== Commas ==== | |||
* [[What is an independent clause?]] | |||
* [[How do I know when I need to use a comma?]] | |||
* [[Does an introductory clause or phrase need a comma after it?]] | |||
* [[What is a “comma splice”?]] | |||
==== Semicolons ==== | |||
* [[How do you use a semicolon?]] | |||
== Structural Questions == | == Structural Questions == | ||