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Sentence

RevisionsPeriod A

By Mimi Sarai November 29

Freshman Comp.

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Parallel Structure

★Make sure items in a sentence have equal grammatical elements

Not Parallel: They practiced on a track, racing along a dirt road, and in a field.

Parallel: They practiced on a track, on a dirt road, and in a field.

+Active and Passive Voice

In passive voice, the subject is acted upon: it recieves the action of the verb.

Active voice: The movie features Joseph Fiennes.

Passive voice: Joseph Fiennes is featured by the movie.

In active voice, the subject performs the action of a verb

+Sentence Fragments

Even if a sentence has end punctuation and correct capitalization, it can still be a fragment.

Fragments: 1. A new telephone with numerous special features. (no verb)2. Of course, rings with a special musical tone. (no subject)3. There on the desk, beside the computer. (no subject or verb)