Correct or Wrong
Run-On Sentence - Yes or No
Sentence Fragment - Yes or No
Mystery
100
I had to complete my homework as I did laundry and at some point I also had to wash the dishes that had been left in the sink overnight.
WRONG - run-on sentence I had to complete my homework as I did laundry. At some point, I also had to wash the dishes that had been left in the sink overnight.
100
A sixth-grade girl from our school won the spelling competition; she spelled words I had never heard before.
Not a run-on sentence.
100
Yesterday the weather was so.
Sentence fragment.
100
A sentence is a fragment because it is missing what?
Either the subject or the predicate.
200
Shannon and Maria are very competitive, but they are also very good friends.
CORRECT
200
I'm hungry; it's time for lunch.
Not a run-on sentence.
200
Jumped across the room.
Sentence fragment.
200
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
300
Chocolate is my favorite food, I also like salad and pizza.
WRONG - run-on sentence Chocolate is my favorite food, but I also like salad and pizza.
300
We are moving to Texas in July and I'll go to a new school there.
Run-on sentence
300
Alex thought long and hard before deciding.
Not a sentence fragment.
300
Name the three ways you can correct a run-on sentence.
1. Add a period. 2. Add a comma and a conjunction. 3. Insert a semicolon.
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