When providing a list, each element of the list should have the same form. For example, when two adjectives modify the same noun, the adjectives should have similar forms.
Parallelism, or parallel construction, enables you to show order and clarity in a sentence or a paragraph by putting grammatical elements that have the same function in the same form. (Was her dog in a raincoat?)Ĭorrect Sentence - The young girl in a raincoat was walking her dog. Misplaced Modifier - The young girl was walking her dog in a raincoat. (Does he plan to attend more than one college?)Ĭorrect Sentence - At first, Josh had trouble deciding which college to attend. Misplaced Modifier - Josh had trouble deciding which college to attend at first. The following are examples of misplaced modifiers along with suggested corrections: A misplaced modifier creates confusion because it appears to modify some word or phrase other than the word or phrase it was intended to modify. Modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that provide description in sentences. Typically, a modifier is placed near the word or phrase that it modifies. Such as Psychology, Biology, Physics, and Music.Ĭorrect Sentence - Michigan State University offers a variety of courses, such as Psychology, Biology, Physics, and Music. Sentence Fragment - Michigan State University offers a variety of courses. Because of the cold weather.Ĭorrect Sentence - Because of the cold weather, my car is difficult to start in the winter. Sentence Fragment - My car is difficult to start in the winter. The following are examples of sentence fragments along with suggested corrections: Sentence fragments are incorrectly punctuated as if they were complete sentences. Fragments often lack a subject or a verb with tense. Sentence FragmentsĪ sentence fragment is a dependent clause, which must function as part of a complete sentence and cannot stand alone. This is called a comma splice, and it is incorrect. Following are examples of comma splices along with suggested corrections:Ĭomma Splice - Yesterday my mother prepared my favorite dinner, she even baked a cake.Ĭorrect Sentence - Yesterday my mother prepared my favorite dinner she even baked a cake.Ĭomma Splice - History is my favorite subject in school, I always get the highest grade.Ĭorrect Sentences - History is my favorite subject in school. Run-on sentences are often created by substituting a comma for a semicolon or a period. You can find him on the practice field almost every day. Run-on Sentence - My nephew loves to play football you can find him on the practice field almost every day.Ĭorrect Sentences - My nephew loves to play football. Run-on Sentence - Jill is an actress she often appears in major network television shows.Ĭorrect Sentence - Jill is an actress who often appears in major network television shows. The following are examples of run-on sentences along with suggested corrections: The ACT requires you to recognize run-on sentences, as well as avoid creating run-on sentences. The ACT will test your ability to recognize and correct errors involving the following:Ī run-on sentence is a sentence that is composed of more than one main idea and that does not use proper punctuation or connectors.
Sentence structure is the grammatical arrangement of words and phrases in sentences. It is important that a sentence be arranged so that the idea is expressed completely and clearly.
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