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Fragments and run-ons are two sentence errors that can make writing difficult to understand. A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence that is a dependent clause. An example of a sentence fragment is: When the man was in the store. A way to fix this sentence is to add another
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A verbal is a word based on a verb that acts like a different part of speech. Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives are all verbals. Gerunds are verbals that end with “ing” that act like nouns, some of these words include: allowing, hating, eating, cheating, seeing, laughing, smacking. One example of
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Phrases are groups of words that are used in sentences to describe a concept. One example of a phrase in a sentence is: The Bald Eagle, the American national animal, is a fast flier. This is an example of an Appositive Phrase which restates the main noun, in this case
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There are two types of clauses, independent and dependent. Dependent clauses are sentences that require other sentences to make sense. One example of a dependent clause is: After Billy came home. "After" is the subordinating conjunction that makes the clause dependent, does this clause make sense? To make
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Locations: Vir and Nin, Croatia Season: Summer Sights: The statue of Branimir, a ninth-century king of Croatia, outside the city of Nin; The coral on the bottom of the sea at the beach in Vir; The ancient Venetian towers near the beach. Sounds: The squawking of seagulls in the air
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Place: Hoia Forest Season: Early Summer Sights: The majestic pine and oak trees standing on the hilltops; The lilliputian mushrooms hiding under leaves; The green grass growing in the circular meadows. Sounds: The rustling of leaves in the slight summer breeze; The crackling of footsteps on twigs and underbrush; The
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Place: Cluj Season of the year: Early Summer Sights The bright sun glinting off the Chios Lake like gold in a dragon's den. The dragon boats slowly winding their way up and down Lake Chios. The massive juicy crêpe being covered in a layer of Nutella. Sounds The
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Joey, who was as adventurous as Aragorn, jumped into a pit that was deep as a sewer, where he found a sword that was as strong as iron. While looking for a way out, a goblin as red as blood attacked him with a bone club. This goblin had the
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Sensory images are literary devices that engage a reader by telling them what the character in the story sees, feels, touches, tastes, or smells. For example, here is a short story I wrote using sensory images about mining in a cave in the video game Minecraft. In the Cave I
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Sensory images are descriptions of certain things (basketball games, eating at a restaurant, playing a video game, etc.) using all five senses (touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight). One example of this is a poem I made about a day in Minecraft: A Day in Minecraft The water flowing into