Grammar and MLA concepts

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Comma splice

2 complete sentences joined with a comma

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Run on

2 or more complete sentences joined with no punctuation or conjunction

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Fragment

Incomplete sentence

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Subject verb agreement

The subject and verb must match in number

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Pronoun antecedent agreement

A pronoun must match the noun it replaces in number and gender

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Superfluous comma

Unnecessary comma that incorrectly separates parts of a sentence

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Oxford comma

The comma used in a list

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Dependent clause

A group of words that has a subject and verb but can’t stand alone as a sentence

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Independent clause

A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone as a sentence

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MLA format

Times new Roman-12 font-double spacing

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Illegal phrases

Informal or weak phrases that should not be used in formal essays

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Literary present tense

writing about events in literature as if they were happening now