‘So’ and ‘such’ are often used incorrectly in English. Both so and such are used to ‘give emphasis’ – this means to show that something is ‘extreme’ or ‘more than’. For example – The concert was...
Run-on sentences are very similar to comma splices in that there are two (or more) thoughts put together into a single sentence with no internal punctuation. He is a teenager he knows how to use modern technology. In many countries public transport is cheap some...
Parts of a sentence that identify people, things or add some additional information are called relative clauses. They often begin with either a question word (who, what, where, which etc) or ‘that’. They can also start with pronouns; e.g. whose). Examples...
Comma splices occur when two complete thoughts are joined together with just a comma but no linking word (e.g. ‘and’ or ‘but’). I was late for class, I had a good excuse. I don’t like the IELTS reading test, there isn’t enough time....
Fragmented sentences (also called ‘fragments’) occur when a sentence is missing an important word like a verb or subject. Here are some examples of fragments: The government’s responsibility. Asked the teacher for more homework. After he finished the...
