Run-on Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Subject-Verb Agreement
Commas
Verb Tenses
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True or False. Is the following a run-on sentence? After the movie was over, we went to the concert.
False.
100
Which phrase below is considered a sentence fragment? I spent all day in the unemployment office. Trying to find a job that suited me. The prospects looked bleak.
Trying to find a job that suited me.
100
True or False. The subject and verb agree in the sentence below. Many people is going to the party on Friday night.
False.
100
True or False. The comma is used correctly in the sentence below. As I exited the back door, I saw the poor old lady lying there helplessly.
True
100
Select the correct answer for both of the sentences below. 1)If you begin writing an essay in present tense, then you should end it in past/present tense. 2)If you begin writing an essay in past tense, then you should end it in past/present tense.
1) present 2) past
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Identify and define the two types of run-on sentences?
Comma splice-using a comma incorrectly to join together two complete thoughts. Fused sentence- sentences that are joined together as if they were only one thought.
200
Define the subject and predicate of a sentence.
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The predicate tells what the subject is doing.
200
Fill in the blanks. If a subject is singular, then its verb should be _____________. If a subject is plural, then its verb should be ______________.
If a subject is singular, then its verb should be singular. If a subject is plural, then its verb should be plural.
200
Insert commas where they are necessary in the sentence below. 1) I have decided to attend a community college after I graduate from high school but my sister is planning on going to the navy. 2) I was so upset that I yelled "Get your things, and get out of my house right now."
1) I have decided to attend a community college after I graduate from high school, but my sister is planning on going to the navy. 2) I was so upset that I yelled, "Get your things, and get out of my house right now."
200
Identify the verb that is incorrectly used in the following sentence and correct it by using the correct tense. Dirk, a devoted single father, cooks his children breakfast, drives them to school, takes them to soccer practice, prepared dinner at night, and helps them with their homework.
Dirk, a devoted single father, cooks his children breakfast, drives them to school, takes them to soccer practice, prepares dinner at night, and helps them with their homework.
300
What are the 4 methods for correcting run-on sentences?
1) Period and Capitalization 2) Comma and Coordinating Conjunction 3) Semicolon 4) Subordinate Conjunction/ Dependent Word
300
What five essentials are necessary for a sentence to be complete?
1) Capitalization 2) Subject 3) Predicate 4) Punctuation 5) Must make sense
300
Select the correct verb to align with the subject in the following sentence. The Pilates and spinning classes (seem/seems) to help me stay in shape, but the key to fitness is a sensible diet.
seem
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What was the writer's reasoning for inserting a comma in each sentence below? Think about the main uses of the comma. 1) Listen, I can handle this situation without your help! 2) The doctor, who was also my neighbor, was disappointed that I did not get my knee checked out until weeks after I fell down.
1) to set off introductory material 2) on both sides of words that interrupt the flow of the sentence
300
Convert each verb in the sentence below from present tense to past tense. Smoke spills from the front of the overheated car. The driver opens up the hood, then jumps back as steam billows out.
Smoke spilled from the front of the overheated car. The driver opened up the hood, then jumped back as steam billowed out.
400
Correct the following run on sentences. I hate it when cashiers at fast food restaurants have attitudes when waiting on customers, it is unprofessional for employees to get an attitude with customers because of his or her frustrations in this day and time, no one can afford to be unhappy with having a job.
(Answers may vary) I hate it when cashiers at fast food restaurants have attitudes when waiting on customers. It is unprofessional for employees to get an attitude with customers because of his or her frustrations; in this day and time, no one can afford to be unhappy with having a job.
400
What is causing this sentence to be a sentence fragment? After you identify the element, make the sentence complete. Then hides under the bed.
This sentence is missing a subject. Answers may vary. "Then he hides under the bed." "Then my sister hides under the bed."
400
Identify the incorrect form of the verb and determine the subject that corresponds with the verb in the sentence below. Lying across all the lanes of the highway were a jackknifed tractor-trailer.
The incorrect verb is were. The subject that corresponds with the verb is: tractor-trailer.
400
What are the 6 main uses of a comma?
1) to separate items in a sentence, 2) to set off introductory material or signify a pause, 3) before and after words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence, 4) before a coordinating conjunction, 5) to set off a direct quotation from the rest of the sentence, 6) for certain everyday material.
400
In the sentences below, one verb must be changed so that it agrees in tense with the other verbs. 1) Before meeting friends, Jordan stopped at the ATM to withdraw fifty dollars and fills his car up with gas. 2) Some people argue that Americans are too materialistic. After all, there were more shopping malls than high schools in this country.
1) filled 2) are
500
Complete the following two exercises. Fill in the blanks. 1) A comma and a coordinating conjunction are used when joining together two ___________ ___________. 2) The seven coordinating conjunctions are:
1) A comma and a coordinating conjunction are used when joining together two independent clauses. ... complete sentences. ... complete thoughts. 2) The seven coordinating conjunctions are: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
500
Identify the sentence fragments in the two passages below. Then, correct them by making them complete thoughts. 1) Embarrassed, Sandra looked around the laundromat. Then quickly folded her raggedy towels and faded sheets. 2) Wally took his sweaters out of storage. And found them full of moth holes.
1) Then quickly folded her raggedy towels and faded sheets. Corrected: Then she quickly folded her raggedy towels and faded sheets. 2) And found them full of moth holes. Corrected: Wally took his sweaters our of storage and found them full of moth holes.
500
Complete the following sentences using IS or ARE 1) Neither of those hotels ____ good enough for me. 2) Both of those dogs _____ going to be adopted.
1) is 2) are
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Think about the six uses of the comma. In your own words, provide an example for each use.
Answers may vary.
500
Change the verbs where needed in the following selection so that they are consistently in the past tense. Making a foul shot that won a basketball game was a special moment for me. For most of the year, I sat on the bench. The coach put me on the team after the tryouts and then forgets about me. Then my chance appears near the end of the Rosemont High School game. The score was tied 65 to 65. Because of injuries and foul-outs, most of the substitutes, except me, were in the game. Then our last first-stringer, Larry Toner, got an elbow in the eye and leaves the game. The coach looked at me and said, "Get in there, Watson." The clock showed ten seconds to go. Rosemont had the ball when, suddenly, one one of their players misses a pass.
forgot appeared left missed
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