| A | B |
| fragment | missing a subject, predicate, or both |
| run-on | two sentences running together without punctuation |
| comma splice | two sentences connected by a comma |
| participle | an -ing verb |
| appositive | an interrupter telling more about the subject |
| introductory phrase | a group of words that introduce a sentence |
| absolute | a noun + a participle |
| subject | the who or what the sentence is about |
| predicate | what the subject is doing |
| sentence fluency | another name for sentence structure |