Author Question: One should be aware of Twitter etiquette. To be taken seriously as a professional commentator on ... (Read 106 times)

gbarreiro · **on:** Jul 15, 2018

One should be aware of Twitter etiquette. To be taken seriously as a professional commentator on this type of social media.

a. One should be aware of Twitter etiquette, to be taken seriously as a professional commentator on this type of social media.
b. One should be aware of Twitter etiquette, to be taken seriously as a professional commentator. On this type of social media.
c. One should be aware of Twitter etiquette, to be taken seriously. As a professional commentator on this type of social media.
d. None of the above

Question 2

Original Sentence: Not everyone is anxious to get a tattoo, so semicolon T-shirts can be purchased at Project Semicolon's official online store instead. Possible Edits:

a. Not everyone is anxious to get a tattoo, for semicolon T-shirts can be purchased at Project Semicolon's official online store instead.
b. Not everyone is anxious to get a tattoo, nor semicolon T-shirts can be purchased at Project Semicolon's official online store instead.
c. Not everyone is anxious to get a tattoo, yet semicolon T-shirts can be purchased at Project Semicolon's official online store instead.
d. Correct as is.

lauravaras · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 15, 2018

Answer to Question 1

a
RATIONALE: A fragment is an incomplete sentence. It is missing a subject or verb and therefore cannot be a complete thought.

Answer to Question 2

d
RATIONALE: To choose the correct answer, review the relationship between the two complete sentences on each side, and then determine which coordinating conjunction to place after the comma.