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Fragment, Comma Splice, Misplaced, Dangling Modifiers

The document is a lecture on revision from a Writing Skills 101 course at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. It defines different types of grammatical errors such as fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misplaced modifiers, and dangling modifiers. Examples of each error are provided along with corrections. Common mistakes found in student paragraphs are also listed, such as lacking a topic sentence or concluding sentence. The document emphasizes the importance of subject-verb agreement and providing explanations and examples in writing.

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Fragment, Comma Splice, Misplaced, Dangling Modifiers

The document is a lecture on revision from a Writing Skills 101 course at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. It defines different types of grammatical errors such as fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misplaced modifiers, and dangling modifiers. Examples of each error are provided along with corrections. Common mistakes found in student paragraphs are also listed, such as lacking a topic sentence or concluding sentence. The document emphasizes the importance of subject-verb agreement and providing explanations and examples in writing.

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Royal University of Phnom Penh Writing Skills 101 (WS101)

Institute of Foreign Languages Academic Year: 2020-2021


Department of English Lecturer: HSS
Revision

Sentence
⮚ Subj + verb + obj.

⮚ Adverb, + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ Prep + noun + , + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ V.ing + noun + , + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ V3 + adverb phrase + , + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ To + V1 + noun + , + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ Subj + verb + obj + , + FANBOYS + subj + verb + obj.

⮚ Subordinator + subj + verb + obj + , + subj + verb + obj.


Note: It has subject, verb, and object. The meaning is complete.

Fragment
⮚ Subj+obj.

⮚ Verb+obj.

⮚ Noun phrases.

⮚ Prep + noun.

⮚ V.ing + noun.

⮚ V3 + noun.

⮚ Subj + v.ing + obj.

⮚ Subj + v3 + obj.

⮚ Subj + to v1 + obj.
Correction: Just add ‘Subject’/ ‘Verb’ / ‘Conjunction’ / ‘Sentence’.

Ex. She my best friend.


⮚ She is my best friend.

⮚ She falls in love with my best friend.

⮚ Sitting next to each other in class, she becomes my best friend.

⮚ When she helps me, she becomes my best friend.

⮚ She helps me, so she is my best friend.

Comma Splice
⮚ Sentence, sentence.

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Royal University of Phnom Penh Writing Skills 101 (WS101)
Institute of Foreign Languages Academic Year: 2020-2021
Department of English Lecturer: HSS

⮚ Sentence, sentence, sentence.


Correction: Use . / ; /FANBOYS / Subordinator.

Ex. Lucy left the office, She didn’t say anything, She was angry with us.
Correction. When Lucy left the office, she didn’t say anything because she was
angry with us.

Run-on
⮚ Sentence Sentence.

⮚ Sentence Sentence Sentence.


Correction: Use . / ; /FANBOYS / Subordinator to separate them.
Ex. Lucy left the office She didn’t say anything She was angry with us.
Correction. When Lucy left the office, she didn’t say anything because she was
angry with us.

Misplaced Modifier Modifiers: Adjective, adverb, preposition + noun, adjective clause, V.ing + noun,
(Put modifiers in wrong V3 + adverb
place.) Correction: Use them after the word they modify.

Ex. The woman is working with my brother who is pregnant.


Correction: The woman who is pregnant is working with my brother.

Dangling Modifier (No Modifiers: Adjective, adverb, preposition + noun, adjective clause, V.ing + noun,
word for modifiers to V3 + adverb
modify) Correction: Add the word(s) they can modify.

Ex. Frozen to -30C, I feel it is inedible.


Correction: Frozen to -30C, the broccoli is inedible.
OR When broccoli is frozen to -30 C, I feel it is inedible.
Ex. Walking to school, a cat ate a fish.
Correction: While I was walking to school, I saw a cat eating a fish.

Mistakes found in your paragraph.

⮚ NO Topic sentence

⮚ NO Concluding Sentence

⮚ Subject verb agreement

⮚ Fragment

⮚ Run-on

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Royal University of Phnom Penh Writing Skills 101 (WS101)
Institute of Foreign Languages Academic Year: 2020-2021
Department of English Lecturer: HSS

⮚ Comma splice

⮚ Misplaced modifier

⮚ Dangling modifier

⮚ Explanation

⮚ Example

⮚ Being too short

The End!

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