Phrase and Clause A clause has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone. Fused sentence and comma splice Two or more sentences run together with no punctuation at all Two or more sentences run together with only a comma separating them See spot run way Object of a preposition antecedent number and gender Use the feminine and masculine words Look at the phrase that follows the antecedent singular plural double negative parallel structure slot machine to link coordinate ideas, to compare/contrast ideas, with correlative conjunctions Two