Correct or Wrong
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Sentence Fragment -
Yes or No
Run-On Sentence -
Yes or No
Combining Sentences
100
She ate a burger he ate a salad
Wrong
100
Christine loved her first week at Indian Trail she made a lot of new friends.
Christine loved her first week at Indian Trail, because she made a lot of new friends.
100
Whenever my sister sings.
Sentence fragment.
100
My favorite color is red what's yours?
Run-on sentence.
100
The show's music has a loud beat. It is thumping.
The shows music has a loud, thumping beat.
200
Shaking his new boss's hand, Jay knew he would like working there.
Correct
200
My car broke down I need to buy another one.
My car broke down, (therefore/so) I need to buy a new one.
200
That doll with red hair.
Sentence fragment.
200
Indian Trail is great place to be at everyone is so friendly.
Run-on sentence.
200
The apartment has high ceilings. The apartment is large.
The large apartment has high ceilings.
300
Since Cindy wasn't in class, I took notes so that she wouldn't miss anything.
Correct
300
Thanks to Walt Disney Disneyworld is the happiest place on earth.
Thanks to Walt Disney, Disneyworld is the happiest place on earth.
300
Since none of the people who ate the jelly buns used napkins.
Fragment
300
The girls played basketball, but the boys played tennis.
Not a run-on sentence.
300
They live in villages. The villages are on or near three major rivers.
They live in villages on or near three major rivers.
400
I like sandwiches so much I make them all the time.
Wrong
400
Indian Trail is so big I get lost sometimes.
Indian Trail is so big, that I get lost sometimes.
400
This food tastes delicious.
Not a sentence fragment.
400
I was laughing so hard, because Eric fell off his bike.
Not a run-on sentence.
400
B.B. King continues the blues tradition. He is a contemporary singer and composer.
B.B. King, who is a contemporary singer and composer, continues the blues tradition.
500
My dad went to Pal's to get food, while my mom went to the grocery store to buy soda.
Correct
500
Thanks to Walt Disney Disneyworld is the happiest place on earth.
Watching movies are my favorite, and the popcorn is my favorite part.
500
I asked my mother to bake chocolate chip cookies.
Not a sentence fragment.
500
The girls played basketball, but the boys played tennis.
Run-on sentence.
500
Swimming is an excellent form of exercise. Jogging is an excellent form of exercise.
Swimming and Jogging are excellent forms of exercise.
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