Fragment or Complete?
Capitals and Punctuation
Subjects and Predicates
Can You Make it a Compound Sent.?
Commas, Commas
100
Which of the following groups of words is a complete sentence? a. Davy’s ax and rake. b. Was elected to Congress after saving the world. c. Davy could drink the Mississippi
What is C (has both a subject and predicate)
100
Dear mom and dad
What is ... capitalize Mom and Dad
100
Predicate: --He has a cold, wet nose.
What is ... has a cold, wet nose.
100
Where is the comma needed? Many areas in the world are covered with trees but the Arctic tundra is treeless.
What is.... after the word "trees"
100
Sally Sugartree was friendly pretty and smart.
What is a comma after friendly and a comma after pretty?
200
Which of the following groups of words is a sentence fragment? a. The pretty girl was Sally Sugartree. b. The President’s law that Halley’s Comet couldn’t crash into Earth. c. John liked to dance. d. Davy was fast.
What is B ? (no verb or predicate)
200
If jonah finds work in town, he can pay mr. dennis.
What is .... Jonah and Mr. Dennis
200
Subject: My grumpy neighbor doesn’t like him.
What is ... My grumpy neighbor
200
Where does the comma belong? Helicopters can drop chemicals to slow flames and firefighters can set up fire lines.
What is .... after "flames"
200
July 1 2007
What is ... after July 1
300
Canada, Mexico, and the United States
What is ... a fragment (not a complete sentence-- it does not have a predicate. What ABOUT Canada, Mexico, and the United States?)
300
Oh, boy, that was great
What is .... great !
300
Subject: The salty ocean water was very cold.
What is .... The salty ocean water
300
Where should the comma go? Could you identify the trees in your neighborhood by yourself or would you need some help?
What is .... after "yourself"
300
Dear Mom and Dad
What is ... after Dad
400
Correct the run-on sentence below by making separate sentences or a compound sentence. ---Pipiolo was a perky puppy he loved to run in the mountains.
What is....Pipiolo was a perky puppy. He loved to run in the mountains..............OR .......Pipiolo was a perky puppy, so he loved to run in the mountains.
400
Ms. Garcia, where are we going
What is ... going ?
400
Subject: --Canada, Mexico, and the United States are all in North America.
What is ....Canada, Mexico, and the United States
400
Read each pair of sentences. Combine them as a single sentence, using and, but, or or. Explain where the comma should go in your compound sentence. -- Pakenham went searching for trees. He wrote a book about them.
What is... Pakenham went searching for trees, and he wrote a book about them.
400
Armando and I walked home together went to the movies and had a burger.
What is ....Armando and I walked home together, went to the movies, and had a burger.
500
Tonight are either going to be watching TV or playing a video game.
What is ... a fragment (WHO is the sentence about?)
500
heather, listen to me
What is ... Heather ....and... me.
500
Predicate: California and Oregon have great beaches and have many tourists each year.
What is .... have great beaches and have many tourists each year.
500
Which of the following sentences uses a comma correctly? a. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan and they can be less than a foot tall. b. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan, and they can be less than a foot tall. c. Tiny bonsai trees are from Japan and they, can be, less than a foot tall.
What is ... b
500
Before I sat down I made sure to watch the person in front of me so I would know what to do.
What is ... after "down"
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