ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills

ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills focuses on assessing and improving students' understanding of sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation.

Sentence Structure FundamentalsGrammar EssentialsPunctuation Power
Combining Sentences EffectivelyIdentifying and Correcting Sentence ErrorsAdvanced Punctuation Usage
Writing Clear Emails and MessagesEffective Social Media WritingWriting for School Assignments
Reading the Whole SentenceEliminating Wrong Answers
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Advanced Topics

Identifying and Correcting Sentence Errors

Spotting Common Mistakes

Even experienced writers make mistakes! Common sentence errors include fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.

Types of Errors

  • Fragments: Incomplete sentences missing a subject or verb.
  • Run-ons: Two or more sentences joined without proper punctuation.
  • Comma splices: Two sentences joined with just a comma.

How to Fix Them

  • Add missing parts to fragments.
  • Use periods, semicolons, or conjunctions to fix run-ons and comma splices.

Real-World Importance

Correcting sentence errors makes your writing professional and easy to understand, which is important in school and at work.

Examples

  • Fragment: Because I was late. Corrected: I was late.

  • Run-on: I finished my homework it was hard. Corrected: I finished my homework. It was hard.

In a Nutshell

Recognizing and fixing errors makes writing clear and correct.

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Advanced Punctuation Usage