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Spot fragments, fused run-ons and comma splices, then pick the correction that fixes each one.
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40 questions
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Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Ran all the way to the corner store before it closed."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "The tall boy in the blue raincoat with a torn pocket."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Because the storm knocked out the power."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Birds fly."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "The kettle whistled the cat bolted under the sofa."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "My laces were untied, I tripped on the stairs."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Although Maya practiced every evening."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "After the parade ended, the street sweepers arrived."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Sat on the bench and counted the buses."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "The new gym teacher with the silver whistle."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "We packed sandwiches, the cooler stayed in the car."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Dad flipped the pancakes, and Nina set the table."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "Until the referee blew the whistle."
Is the group of words below a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on? "The lights flickered twice then the power died."
Which group of words is a fragment?
Which of these is a run-on?
Which version below is a comma splice?
Which group of words is a complete sentence?
Which of these is a fragment?
Which version below is a run-on?
Which correction fixes this comma splice? "The ice cracked, we ran back to shore."
Which correction fixes this comma splice? "My brother collects stamps, he keeps them in a red binder."
Which correction fixes this comma splice? "The bus was late, we waited in the rain."
Which correction fixes this comma splice without changing the meaning? "The road was icy, the game was canceled."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "Because the storm knocked out the power."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "Forgot her lunch on the kitchen counter."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "The rusty bicycle at the back of the shed."
Which correction fixes this run-on? "The tide rose quickly the gulls left the sandbar."
Which correction fixes this run-on? "Owen studied for hours he still felt nervous."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "Although Ravi checked the map twice."
Which correction fixes this run-on without changing the meaning? "The alarm rang everyone filed outside."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "A crowd of parents outside the school gates."
Which correction fixes this comma splice? "Grandpa told the story again, nobody minded."
Which correction fixes this fragment? "Such as pencils, erasers, and rulers."
Which of these is a complete sentence?
Which word can follow a comma to join "The tide came in" and "we moved our towels" into one correct sentence?
True or False: The group of words "The referee blew the whistle." is a complete sentence.
True or False: A comma by itself can join two complete sentences, as in "We missed the bus, we walked to school."
True or False: A sentence can be complete with only two words, as in "Dogs bark."
True or False: The group of words "Although the sun was out." is a complete sentence.
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