Fix the Sentence
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Terms
100

I love photography I take pictures every weekend.

I love photography, and I take pictures every weekend
or
I love photography. I take pictures every weekend

or 

I love photography; I take pictures every weekend

100

I love baking I make cookies every weekend.

What is a fused sentence?

100

Original: Let it go let it go can't hold it back anymore. 

Option 1: Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore.

Option 2: Let it go! Let it go! I can't hold it back anymore!

Option 3: Let it go: let it go, can't hold it back anymore.

Option 2: Let it go! Let it go! I can't hold it back anymore!

100

Run-on sentence

What is a sentence that joins two or more independent clauses together?

200

Because I had a big exam tomorrow.

I studied all night because I had a big exam tomorrow.

or add any independent clause

200

She studied all night, she still felt unprepared.

What is a comma splice?

200

Original: Oysters in my pocket we're saving for lunch.

Option 1: Oysters in my pocket, we're saving for lunch.

Option 2: We're saving these oysters in my pocket for lunch.

Option 3: We're saving oysters in my pocket, for lunch.

Option 2: We're saving these oysters in my pocket for lunch.

200

Comma Splice

What are independent clauses separated only by commas?

300

She baked a cake, it was her first time.

She baked a cake, and it was her first time.

or

She baked a cake; it was her first time.

or

She baked a cake. It was her first time.

300

Because I had a big test the next day.

What is a sentence fragment?

300

Original: I just wanna be somebody; to someone.

Option 1: I just wanna be somebody to someone.

Option 2: I just wanna be somebody, to someone.

Option 3: I just, wanna be somebody, to someone. 

Option 1: I just wanna be somebody to someone.

300

Dependent Clause

What is group of words with either a subject or a verb that can't stand alone as a complete sentence?

(Reliant on an subordinating conjunction)

400

Running through the park after sunset.

I was running through the park after sunset.
or

Add any subject 

400

Although she had already finished the project, and submitted it before the deadline.

What is a sentence fragment?

400

Original: I believe I can fly I believe I can touch the sky.

Option 1: I believe, I can fly – I believe I can touch the sky.

Option 2: I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.

Option 3: I believe that I can fly, and I believe I can touch the sky. 

Option 3: I believe that I can fly, and I believe I can touch the sky.

400

Coordinating Conjunction

What connects independent clauses to other independent clauses?

FANBOYS

500

I woke up late because my alarm didn’t go off and I rushed out of bed without brushing my hair then I realized I had left my phone charging in the kitchen so I ran back to grab it but I tripped over my backpack and almost fell and by the time I finally made it outside the bus was already pulling away and I had to chase it down the street while everyone inside watched me through the window.

I woke up late because my alarm didn’t go off, and I rushed out of bed without brushing my hair. Then I realized I had left my phone charging in the kitchen, so I ran back to grab it, but I tripped over my backpack and almost fell. By the time I finally made it outside, the bus was already pulling away, and I had to chase it down the street while everyone inside watched me through the window.

500

The team practiced for weeks, they were confident they would win the championship they celebrated early.

What is a fused run-on sentence with 3 independent clauses?

500

Original: Hello darkness my old friend

Option 1: Hello Darkness, my old friend. 

Option 2: Hello Darkness; my old friend.

Option 3: Hello Darkness: my old friend.

Option 4: None of the above

Option 4: None of the above

It's a sentence fragment since it lacks a verb.

500

Subordinating Conjunction

What connects an independent clause to a dependent clause?

(Ex: "Because" "After" "When" "While")

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