Suffixes
Sentences/Fragments/Run-ons
Fixing Run-ons and Fragments
Author's Purpose
Setting and Organizational Patterns/Text Structure
100

-ed

past tense of verbs
100

Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

Jumped on the bed. 

fragment

100

Fix the fragment below:

The seven flowers

Answers may vary must included a verb

100

A letter to the president of a company demanding that the company changes its product testing policies.

Persuade

100

Setting refers to what

Time and Place

200

-ful

full of

200

Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

The crazy horse. 

fragment
200

Fix the fragment below:

Threw the ball to their teammates. 

Answers may vary, but it must include a subject

200

A movie script about a dystopian society and the uprising of the people.

Entertainment

200

To surprise her mother on her birthday, Samantha got up early and make coffee. First, she filled the pot with water. Then she cleaned and replaced the filter. Next, she got fresh coffee, measured just the right amount, and poured it into the filter. Finally, she pressed the "on" button and within seconds, the aroma of the fresh-brewed coffee filled the house. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Sequence

300

-s, es, -ies

more than one

300

Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

The eight students missed the bus on Tuesday.

Sentence

300

Fix the run-on:

The planets orbit the sun the sun is hot. 

The planets orbit the sun. The sun is hot.

The planets orbit the sun, and the sun is hot.

The planets orbit the sun; the sun is hot.

300

A textbook explaining the mathematical steps to solve an equation.

Inform

300

Willow Creek is very different from New York City. There are no tall skyscrapers in Willow Creek. All you can see are fields and sky. Instead of taxicab horns and fire truck sirens, it is so quiet at night that you can hear the crickets chirping. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Compare and Contrast

400

-y

characterized by

400

Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?

I went to the store I bought milk there. 

run-on

400

Fix the run-on:

Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher he is an awesome teacher.

Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher. He is an awesome teacher.

Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher; he is an awesome teacher.  

Mr. Greene is an 8th grade math teacher, and he is an awesome teacher.

400

An article written to convince the reader that hybrid cars are more efficient than gas powered cars.

Persuade

400

Joey lost his science book. He knew he would be in big trouble if he was unable to study for the final. What should he do? He thought for a few worried moments, and then decided to retrace his steps. He remembered putting the book in his backpack that morning. He had taken it out at school when his friend Kim asked to look something up. Now he remembered - Kim still had his book! The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .

Problem and Solution

500

-ing

verb form/present participle

500

Is the statement a sentence, fragment, or run-on?


The little boy ran down the hallway and he tripped and fell. 

run-on


Comma + FANBOYS

500

What are three ways to fix a run-on?

Period, semi-colon, and COMMA +FANBOYS

500

A song that has been played on the radio and used for soundtracks for the past thirty years.

Entertain

500

Every spring, shortly after the tulips bloom, farmers in Holland go through the tulip fields and cut the blooms off the tulips. This seems strange, because it leaves a field full of green stems. However, it makes the colorful tulip blooms grow back even bigger and stronger later that spring. The MAIN text structure used in this paragraph is . . .


Cause and Effect

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