This is a group of words that is missing a subject, a predicate, or does not express a complete thought.
What is a fragment.
100
This type of conjunction is used to create compound subjects, compound predicates, and compound sentences.
What is a coordinating conjunction.
100
A compound sentence contains at least two of this type of clause.
What is independent clause.
100
Identify if the sentence is a run-on or not:
Jacob brought Bella to the mall, he bought her ice cream.
What is yes, it is a run-on.
100
This is a sentence that contains too many subjects and/or predicates that are not connected correctly.
What is run-on sentence.
200
These three things make up a complete sentence.
What is subject, predicate, and expresses a complete thought.
200
This type of conjunction is used to turn an independent clause into a dependent clause.
What is subordinating conjunction.
200
A complex sentence contains at least two clauses, one is _____, and one is _____.
What is independent and dependent.
200
Fix the run-on sentence by making it a compound subject and a compound predicate.
Vanessa watched the hockey game on TV with Jim they ate nachos.
What is Vanessa and Jim watched the hockey game on TV and ate nachos.
200
The sentence below contains this number of clauses...
It started snowing in Boston, but I didn't own a shovel to clear out a parking space for my car.
What is two.
300
Identify if the sentence is complete or incomplete.
Because I enjoy eating pasta.
What is incomplete.
300
In the sentence below, _____ is the conjunction, making this a _____ sentence.
We made dinner after buying groceries.
What is after; complex
300
Create a sentence following the pattern listed:
IND + IND.
What is "I needed a new pencil so I borrowed one."
300
Fix the run-on sentence by making it a compound sentence:
My iPhone broke I can't afford to buy a new one.
What is "My iPhone broke but I can't afford to buy a new one."
300
Identify the clause pattern in the sentence below:
If we don't vacuum the carpet, Dad will be angry and he will ground us.
What is DEP + IND + IND.
400
Identify if the sentence is complete or incomplete.
Don't wash the dishes yet.
What is complete.
400
This is the number of conjunctions in the sentence below:
As you may know, recess and outdoor sports have been cancelled today because it is too cold outside.
What is three (as, and, because).
400
Create a sentence following the pattern listed:
DEP + IND
What is "I should lock up my apartment before I go out."
400
Fix the run-on sentence by making it a complex sentence:
I told my mom I didn't take the trash out I had too much homework I wanted to watch television.
What is "I told my mom I didn't take the trash out because I had too much homework, even though I was watching television."
400
Identify the clause pattern in the sentence below:
Whenever I have a basketball game, I am up late completing my work because I want to finish all of it.
What is DEP + IND + DEP.
500
Fix each fragment in the paragraph below:
My watched the new cooking show. She loved. While she was watching it.
What is "My sister watched the new cooking show. She loved it. While she was watching it she wrote down new recipes."
500
List as many subordinating conjunctions as you can.
What is after, although, as, as if, as long as, as though, because, before, even though, if, in order that, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, while.
500
Create a sentence following the pattern:
IND +DEP +IND
What is "The Ivory-billed woodpecker, as you may know, used to live in the Southern United States."
500
Fix the run-on sentence to make it both a compound sentence AND a complex sentence:
My little brother wanted a new video game he complained to mom she bought it for him.
What is "My little brother wanted a new video game, so my mom bought him one after he complained to her."
500
This is another run-on solution aside from compound subject, compound predicate, compound sentence, and complex sentence.