Identifying Fragments
Combining Sentences
Spelling
Pronouns
Sentence Shifts
100
Fragment or Sentence? Henry's car key left behind on the counter.
What is a fragment?
100
Choose the correct sentence structure. They watched the parade, and the fire works. They watched the parade and the fire works.
What is They watched the parade and the fire works. (no comma)
100
(Their, There) is an error on my math test.
What is there?
100
Choose the correct pronoun. (She and I,me) loaded the car for our campling trip.
What is I?
100
Choose the correct sentence. I could feel the sun on your arms. I could feel the sun on my arms.
What is I could feel the sun on my arms?
200
Fragment or Sentence? Mary Ann talking on the phone for three hours while peeling potatoes.
What is a fragment?
200
Choose the correct sentence structure. It was a great idea to bring a magician to the party, until he accidentally set a shrub on fire. It was a great idea to bring a magician to the party until he accidentallly set a shrub on fire.
What is It was a great idea to bring a magician to the party until he accidentally set a shrub on fire. (no comma--second clause is dependent, page 135)
200
The class will have (its, it's) final exam on Monday!
What is its?
200
Choose the correct pronoun. I was as pleased as (she, her) about the positive results.
What is she.
200
Choose the correct sentence. People would rather have their food be tasty than nutritious. People would rather have one's food be tasty than nutritious.
What is People would rather have their food be tasty than nutrioutious.
300
Correct the following fragment. Nicole wishing she had a good role in the Shakespeare play.
What is Nicole is wishing or Nicole wished . . . ?
300
Choose the correct sentence structure. My father and I like to go fishing every year at High Point Lakes, but I hate getting up early on those mornings. My father and I like to go fishing every year at High Point Lakes but I hate getting up early on those mornings.
What is My father and I like to go fishing every year at High Point Lakes, but I hate getting up early on those mornings. (comma--two sentences)
300
Do you think (its, it's) too late to turn back now?
What is it's?
300
Choose the correct pronoun. Sam gave Alex and (he, him) and ride to Boy Scouts.
What is him?
300
Choose the correct sentence. We take the same English class, but Jared does better than I. We take the same English class, but Jared will have been doing better than I.
What is Jared does better?
400
Correct the following fragement: On the right of the table with the flower vase on it.
What is answers will vary? The car keys are on the right of the table with the flower vase on it.
400
Choose the correct sentence strucure. Helena decided to take a walk, but it was raining, so she decided to play checkers with her grandmother instead. Helena decided to take a walk, but it was raining, so she decided to play checkers with her grandmother instead.
What is Helena decided to take a walk, but it was raining, so she decided to play checkers with her grandmother instead. (,but and ,so)
400
(Their, They're) going to take a quick stop at the gas station.
What is They're?
400
Choose the correct pronoun. Between you and (I,me), Jessica is not a very good basket ball player, and she brings down the team.
What is me? (use objective pronouns with Let's and Between phrases)
400
Choose the correct sentence. Paisley was going to go to roller skating at the park, but her car breaks down on the way, so she had to postpone her trip. Paisley was going to go to roller skating at the park, but her car broke down on the way, so she had to postpone her trip.
What is her car broke down?
500
Read the following sentences and identify the fragments: 1) People who reside in apartments cannot enjoy the summer either. 2) Many apartments not having cross-ventilation. 3) So the hot air settling in the small, stuffy rooms. 4) Also, the residents of the apartments have no backyards.
What is numbers 2 and 3?
500
Choose the correct sentence structure. George and Thomas were putting up the Christmas tree, when they were interrupted by Suzie; unfortunately she had spilled egg nog all over the kitchen floor. George and Thomas were putting up the Christmas tree when they were interrupted by Suzie; unfortunately, she had spilled egg nog all over the kitchen floor.
What is Suzie; unfortunately, she . . .
500
(Its, It's) important to remember that (its, it's) not what is on the outside that counts, but what is on the inside.
What is It's . . . it's?
500
Choose the correct pronoun. The committee reviewed (their, its) argument before resenting it to the mayor.
What is its? (committee is a collective noun--just one committe)
500
Choose the correct sentence. Neither Jacob nor Adam got to have his way. Neither Jacob nor Adam got to have their way.
What is got to have his way?
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