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Spot sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices, then choose the rewrite that fixes them.
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A complete sentence needs a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. Which group of words about a puppy meets all three?
Which rewrite fixes this run-on: I finished my homework I went outside to play?
What is wrong with this sentence: The dog barked, the cat ran away?
Two complete sentences joined by only a comma make an error called a comma ___.
Which group of words is a complete sentence?
One of these groups of words about a late bus is missing a subject and a verb. Which one is a fragment?
Which rewrite turns this fragment into a complete sentence: Because the rain stopped?
A student wrote this run-on: The wind blew hard the gate slammed shut. Which change fixes it?
Which rewrite fixes this comma splice: My sister was tired, she went to bed early?
Which part is missing from this fragment: Ran across the field after the ball?
The words 'In the middle of the noisy cafeteria' have no subject and no verb, so this group of words is a ___.
Which version of this compound sentence is punctuated correctly: Maya packed her lunch and she walked to school?
Which sentence about a bell and some students is a run-on?
The group of words "The cat under the porch steps" has both a subject and a verb.
Which rewrite fixes this run-on: The storm knocked out the power we lit candles?
Which rewrite fixes this run-on: Ana loves science she wants to be a marine biologist?
Which rewrite fixes this comma splice: The soup was too hot, Dad added an ice cube?
Which group of words about a science fair project is a fragment?
One of these groups of words about a soccer game is a complete sentence. Which one is it?
Which part is missing from this fragment: The tall boy in the blue jacket?
What is wrong with this sentence: My brother washed the dishes I dried them?
Which error does this sentence show: Our teacher smiled, she handed back the tests?
Which word correctly joins these sentences: The library was closed, ___ we walked home?
Add the missing joining word to fix this run-on: Ana studied all week, ___ she still felt nervous.
'The lights went out everyone screamed' is two complete sentences with nothing between them, so it is a ___.
The group of words 'Jumped over the puddle' is missing a subject.
In 'The movie ended, and we walked home,' the comma before 'and' is used correctly.
The group of words 'When the snow finally melted' is a fragment.
Which version of this sentence about a school garden is punctuated correctly?
Which group of words about a rainy recess is already a complete sentence that needs no fix?
Which rewrite turns this fragment into a complete sentence: Running down the street in the rain?
Which rewrite turns this fragment into a complete sentence: The old wooden bridge over the river?
Why is this group of words a fragment: Although we practiced every day?
Which group of words about a birthday party is a run-on?
Which group of words about a snowstorm is a comma splice?
Which rewrite fixes this run-on: The museum was crowded we waited in line for an hour?
Which rewrite fixes this comma splice: The bus was late, Mr. Ruiz called the school?
Which group of words about a science experiment has both a subject and a verb?
Which version of this sentence about a mountain hike is punctuated correctly: The path was steep but the view was worth it?
A student wrote: Our class visited the aquarium we saw a shark. Which change fixes the error?
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