Sentence Fragments
Which of the following is a sentence fragment?
A) She went to the store.
B) I've watched it.
C)After we ate lunch.
D) He likes to play football.
C) After we ate lunch.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A) I like to read books and I also enjoy watching movies.
B) He went to the store, and he bought some milk.
C) I like pizza, I hate broccoli.
D) She enjoys hiking in the mountains.
C) I like pizza, I hate broccoli.
What is the best way to fix this run-on sentence: "I wanted to go to the party I didn’t have time"?
A) I wanted to go to the party, but I didn’t have time.
B) I wanted to go to the party; didn’t have time.
C) I didn’t have time; but I wanted to go to the party .
A) I wanted to go to the party, but I didn’t have time.
Definition: can be a word (Stop!) or a group of words that must contain a subject (doer), a verb (action), and a complete thought.
A) Fragment
B) Run-on
C) Sentence
C) Sentence
Fix this sentence:
"He writes for this magazine since 1992."
He has written for this magazine since 1992.
Identify the sentence fragment.
A) The car broke down on the way home, we had to call a taxi.
B) Stop that!
C) I finished my homework.
D) Although it was raining.
D) Although it was raining.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A) She studied hard, and she passed the exam.
B) I wanted to go to the movies but I didn't have enough money.
C) He loves painting, he spends hours in his studio.
D) We took a walk in the park, then we had lunch.
C) He loves painting, he spends hours in his studio.
How can we fix this run-on sentence: "She loves reading books she spends hours in the library"?
She loves reading books; she spends hours in the library.
Definition: is two (or more) sentences incorrectly written as a single sentence
A) Run-on
B) Fragment
C) Sentence
A) Run-on
Correct the error in this sentence: "They was talking when the teacher walked in."
'They were talking when the teacher walked in'"
Which of the following is a fragment?
A) We went to the beach yesterday.
B) She smiled because she was happy.
C) If I tried my best.
D) After the storm passed.
C) If I tried my best.
Which of these is a run-on sentence?
A) I stayed home because I was sick.
B) I finished my homework, I watched TV.
C) She likes to play the piano and sing.
D) We went to the restaurant and then we went to the movies.
B) I finished my homework, I watched TV.
How can you fix this run-on sentence: "I’m tired I want to go to bed"?
I’m tired. I want to go to bed.
Definition: a group of words that might lack a subject or a verb and does not make a complete thought.
A) Sentence
B) Fragment
C) Run-on
D) None
B) Fragment
Is this sentence correct? She has been reading for two hours before she stopped."
No. We need to use Past perfect continuous, to show an action that was ongoing before another past event.
-She had been reading for two hours before she stopped."
Choose the fragment:
A) The students passed the test.
B) Come back!
C) If you study hard for the exam.
D) We stayed up late studying.
C) If you study hard for the exam.
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
A) He studied for hours, and he passed the test.
B) I’ll finish the book tomorrow.
C) They went to the beach, they swam in the ocean.
D) We ate lunch, then we walked around the city.
C) They went to the beach, they swam in the ocean.
How can you fix this run-on sentence: "She missed the train she had to wait for the next one"?
She missed the train, so she had to wait for the next one.
Bonus Question:
Which of the following best describes a run-on sentence?
A) A sentence that includes multiple dependent clauses without a main clause.
B) A sentence that combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
C) A sentence that uses too many commas.
D) A sentence that is too short and lacks detail.
B) A sentence that combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
Explain the difference between these two sentences: "I saw him yesterday" vs. "I have seen him before."
The first sentence is past simple, referring to a specific time, while the second is present perfect, referring to an unspecified time in the past