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Fragments, Comma Splices & Run-ons

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1. I packed only casual clothes for my trip. A pair of jeans, two T-shirts, and a sweater.

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2. Jay went sightseeing on his own and caught up with the group later.

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3. Whenever I look at pictures of white-water rafting. I remember what a great time I had on my first raft trip.

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4. Archie Griffin played football at Ohio State University he won the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975.

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5. My father was a kind and gentle man, however, he was a firm believer in discipline.

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6. Harriet is a careful and diligent writer.

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7. Hal's driving makes me nervous everybody's driving makes me nervous.

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8. She broke the zipper on her evening dress, her mother had to cut the dress off.

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9. The rain was cold, and the wind was piercing.

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10. Because he can never make up his mind about anything.

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11. We know that new words are constantly coming into our language.

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12. Some of the new words are slang expressions, these words often do not last very long.

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13. Most of us know at least a few "private" slang expressions

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14. These words are part of our language only in a limited sense most speakers of the language do not know them.

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15. Other slang terms often become generally popular.

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16. Like a new hit tune, a new slang word may gain acceptance almost overnight.

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17. Being heard everywhere for a few months, then fading into oblivion.

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18. We can all name slang expressions that have gone out of date, for instance, right on and groovy were popular in our parents' generation.

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19. In our grandparents' generation, skidoo, ixnay, and the cat's pajamas.

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20. We may know what these terms mean we do not usually use them in our own speech.

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