Compound Sentences
Simple Sentences & Fragments
Run-On Sentences
100
Read the following sentence: “Gabriel loves to read, and he always has a book in his hand!” What is the best way to revise the sentence above? A) Gabriel loves to read and he always has a book in his hand! B) Gabriel loves to read, he always has a book in his hand! C) Gabriel loves to read he always has a book in his hand! D) Make no change
D) Make no change
100
A complete, simple sentence contains what three parts?
Subject(noun), predicate (verb), complete thought
100
Read the following sentence: “My sister is silly.” The sentence above can best be described as a… A) Run-on B) Fragment C) Complete Sentence D) None of the above
C) Complete Sentence
200
Read the following sentence: “Ms. Hryszko’s favorite holiday is Christmas, she loves family time.” What is the best way to revise the sentence above? A) Ms. Hryszko’s favorite holiday is Christmas for she loves family time! B) Ms. Hryszko’s favorite holiday is Christmas she loves family time C) Ms. Hryszko’s favorite holiday is Christmas. She loves family time D) Make no change
C) Ms. Hryszko’s favorite holiday is Christmas. She loves family time
200
Read the following sentence: “If the mailman comes.” What is the best way to revise the sentence above? A) If the mailman comes, B) The mailman comes. C) If the mailman comes, when I get home from school. D) Make no change.
B) The mailman comes.
200
Read the following sentence: “Claudette Colvin is a famous Civil Rights figure but she wasn’t always well-known.” The sentence above can best be described as a… A) Run-on B) Fragment C) Complete Sentence D) None of the above
A) Run-on
300
Read the following sentence: “I might do math homework now or I might do science homework. Where in the sentence above should a comma be added to correct the run-on? A) Before the word “homework” B) Before the word “now” C) Before the word “or” D) Before the word “I”
C) Before the word “or”
300
Which of the following is a complete sentence? A) When I go to school. B) To school. C) I to school. D) I go to school.
D) I go to school.
300
Read the following sentence: “When Martin Luther King Jr gave his speech in Washington D.C., thousands of people listened. The sentence above can best be described as a… A) Run-on B) Fragment C) Complete Sentence D) None of the above
C) Complete Sentence
400
Read the following sentence: “Mr. Haight and Mr. Martinez are having a bid trip next week so I am trying to earn a lot of CAV cash.” What is the best way to revise the sentence above? A) Mr. Haight and Mr. Martinez are having a bid trip next week, so I am trying to earn a lot of CAV cash. B) Mr. Haight and Mr. Martinez are having a bid trip next week, I am trying to earn a lot of CAV cash. C) Mr. Haight and Mr. Martinez are having a bid trip next week I am trying to earn a lot of CAV cash. D) Make no change
A) Mr. Haight and Mr. Martinez are having a bid trip next week, so I am trying to earn a lot of CAV cash.
400
Which of the following is a fragment that needs correcting? A) Birds fly. B) Susan laughed. C) I finished the homework. D) Common Assessment soon.
D) Common Assessment soon.
400
Read the following sentence: “Came to class late and dropped his books on the floor.” The sentence above can best be described as a… A) Run-on B) Fragment C) Complete Sentence D) None of the above
B) Fragment
500
Read the following sentence: “Carla was my friend but she forgot about my birthday.” What is the best way to revise the sentence above? A) Carla was my friend, she forgot about my birthday. B) Carla was my friend she forgot about my birthday. C) Carla was my friend. She forgot about my birthday. D) Make no change
C) Carla was my friend. She forgot about my birthday.
500
Which of the following is a complete sentence? A) To fly home quickly. B) Airplanes through the sky. C) The engine roars. D) Until they land safely.
C) The engine roars.
500
Read the following sentence: “When dogs slobber.” The sentence above can best be described as a… A) Run-on B) Fragment C) Complete Sentence D) None of the above
B) Fragment
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