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active voice
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sentences in which the subject is the doer of the action (such as "Sean posted the message")
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clause
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related group of words that has a subject and verb
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comma splice
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a sentence error that results when a writer joins 2 independent clauses with a comma
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dangling modifier
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a modifier dangles when the word or phrase it describes is missing from the sentence ("using a search tool, the Web site was finally found")
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dependent clause
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group of words with subject and verb that depend for meaning on an independent clause; cannot stand alone
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