Writing 2121F/G Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Adjective, Comma Splice, Dependent Clause

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2121F/G
• Professor: Marielle Aylen

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Logos = appeals to reason through logical arguments: stats, evidence, reasoning, etc, strength of research, good writing, balance of viewpoints. Independent sentences that should be separated by punctuation: wrong = we left the museum they entered as we exited, right = we left the museum; they entered as we exited. Group of words that is not an acceptable sentence, but that is punctuated as if it were a sentence: wrong = we looked for three sources. For example, statistics, case studies, and government reports: right = we looked for three sources: statistics, case studies, and government reports. Punctuated like sentences, but lack an essential element: ex. a subject, verb, subordinate clause, or phrase: i bought the shoes. Because they were there: i bought the shoes because they were there. To correct, remove periods (separate parts of independent clauses) or add commas (separate an independent from a dependent clause) Focal point of a clause or a sentence.