Name the Mistake
Which is why we must work to change this problem.
Fragment
Watching movies is my favorite thing to do. Because it's relaxing.
Watching movies is my favorite thing to do because it's relaxing.
(Or take out "Because" in the second sentence.)
Christine loved her first week at school she made so many friends.
There are a few ways to fix this. You could add a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.
I went to the mall with my mom, it was so much fun.
Add "and" after comma, or replace comma with a period
"The smart mailbox smiled at the driver." What is the adjective in this sentence?
Smart
The trees have lost all their leaves it is winter now.
Run-on
Sea turtles are endangered. Need to help them.
"Need to help them" is a fragment because there is no subject. Here's one way to fix it:
Sea turtles are endangered. We need to help them.
My car broke down I need to get a new one.
My car broke down, so I need to get a new one.
My car broke down. I need to get a new one.
My car broke down; I need to get a new one.
I like cats, I also like dogs.
Add "but" after the comma or change the comma to a period.
"The friendly octopus waved cheerfully to the sea anemone." What is the adverb in this sentence?
Cheerfully
My dog eats hamburgers, my cat only eats cat food.
Comma Splice
[She is] telling us that everything will be okay.
I love your dog she's the cutest dog I've ever seen.
I love your dog. She's the cutest dog I've ever seen.
It was a beautiful day, the sky was so blue.
"The elegant walrus asked the thirty white seagulls to leave." There are three adjectives in this sentence. What are they?
Elegant, thirty, white
If you want to watch the movie about three friends who go on an adventure.
Fragment
Which is why I got it wrong.
[It was hard], which is why I got it wrong.
You don't have to tell me if you don't want to it's okay.
You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. It's okay.
I love music, it is one of my favorite things in the world!
Name three prepositions.
She has so many cool things I love to see her collection.
Run-On
If you wanted me to get you the red one. You should have told me.
If you wanted me to get you the red one, you should have told me.
You should have told me if you wanted me to get you the red one.
I hope you come to my birthday party it is going to be so much fun there will be ice skating and a cake.
I hope you come to my birthday party! It is going to be so much fun. There will be ice skating and a cake.
Jenny had a hot cup of tea before she went to bed, it helped her to relax after a long day.
"She told me that you wanted vanilla ice cream." What are the pronouns in this sentence?
She, me, you