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Imperatives

  • An imperative is a command
    • Go home
    • Pick that up
  • Imperatives have a silent (hidden) you at the start of the sentence
    • [YOU] Go home
    • [YOU] Pick that up
  • Since you cannot use the word you in ANY research writing, imperative sentences need to be fixed.





Comma Splice

  • Comma Splices can cause a paper to drop one letter grade in most college level papers.
  • A comma splice occurs when you try to stick two full sentences together with just a comma
  • They are easy to fix:





Sentence Fragments

  • A sentence fragment can cause a paper to drop one letter grade in most college level papers.
  • A sentence fragment occurs when there is either a subject or a verb missing from a sentence
  • Missing a VERB
    • Example: Bicycles, a new mode of travel
    • The fix: add a verb
    • Bicycles WERE a new mode of travel
  • Missing a NOUN
    • Example: Ran to the store
    • The fix: add WHO
    • SUSAN ran to the store





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