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PROOF. Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics. 1) PHRASE FRAGMENTS. She never talks about her inner feelings. Her feeling of fear or joy. 2) CLAUSE FRAGMENT. The play failed. Because it received three bad reviews. . 3) RUN-ON. He trained hard he never considered the strain. . 4) COMMA SPLICE.

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  1. PROOF Grammar, Punctuation, Mechanics

  2. 1) PHRASE FRAGMENTS She never talks about her inner feelings. Her feeling of fear or joy.

  3. 2) CLAUSE FRAGMENT • The play failed. Because it received three bad reviews.

  4. 3) RUN-ON • He trained hard he never considered the strain.

  5. 4) COMMA SPLICE The city is lively, the restaurants and clubs are open late.

  6. 5) MIXED CONSTRUCTIONS • Scientists cloned a cat has some resemblance to its biological mother. • Because movies don’t show history accurately make us all wonder about the truth.

  7. 6) WRONG VERB FORM • The cloned kitten could have came out with anomalies. • The parents should of supported the teacher in her decision to fail the students.

  8. 8) LACK OF SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT • The owner have three stores. • The author suggest that people are strange. • She don’t have a high school diploma. • Each of the students eat lunch at noon.

  9. 9) WRONG PRONOUN CASE/REFERENCE • Me and my sister went to Florida. • The incident in the story reminds him of my mother and I. • When Dean and George crossed the border with two friends, they searched all the luggage.

  10. 10) ADJECTIVE/ADVERB CONFUSION • They did good in the playoffs. • They managed to compete real well in the playoffs.

  11. 11) DOUBLE NEGATIVES • They don’t have no problems with the proposal. • He can’t hardly wait.

  12. 12) DANGLING MODIFIERS • Walking into the house, the telephone rang. • Delighted with the team’s victory, the parade route was decorated by the fans.

  13. 13) SHIFT CHANGES • One needs a high salary to live in a city because you have to spend so much on rent. • The students in this university should do more to keep the place clean. Pick up the litter and treat the dorms like home.

  14. COMMA Yes • The producer of the drama wanted to change the ending, but the author refused. • During the noisy party, the neighbors complained. • The ending, however, is disappointing. • They ordered eggs, bacon, and potatoes. • We ate a delicious, well-prepared, and inexpensive meal.

  15. COMMA No • She won the trophy and accepted it graciously. • He won; she was delighted. • His prose comes alive when he describes the battle. • They warned us that the meeting would be difficult. • He ran the race although he was tired from last night.

  16. SEMI-COLON • God is great; Satan is evil.

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