Fragments
Ran through the hallway during recess.
F -> Subject missing
What word joins these two ideas?
"I was tired ___ I stayed up late."
Identify the appositive in this sentence:
"My friend Sarah loves to read."
Choose the correct version:
A) Maria said “I’m hungry.”
B) Maria said, “I’m hungry.”
b
Where should the comma go?
"I bought apples oranges and bananas."
"I bought apples, oranges, and bananas."
The dog barked loudly at the stranger.
S
Choose the best conjunction:
"We can eat pizza ___ we can go get tacos."
or, but
Add commas if needed:
"My brother a talented musician is performing tonight."
My brother, a talented musician, is performing tonight.
Correct any mistakes:
He asked, “can I go outside?”
Can
True or False?
"Use a comma after an introductory phrase like ‘After school’."
true
My friends and I played soccer after school.
S
Where should the comma go?
"I wanted to go swimming but it started to rain."
before but
What is an appositive?
A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun right beside it.
Where should the comma go in this sentence?
"I’m ready" said Thomas.
ready,"
Add commas where needed:
"My best friend who lives next door is visiting."
"My best friend, who lives next door, is visiting."
Because the lights went out.
F -> main clause/subject missing
Fix the sentence:
"Neither the cat nor the dog wanted to come inside but they finally did."
before but
What in this sentence is the appositive? Add commas!
"My dog Max loves to play fetch."
"My dog, Max, loves to play fetch."
Fix the punctuation:
She said “I forgot my homework”.
She said, “I forgot my homework.”
Add commas where needed:
"He was born on July 4 2000 in Miami Florida."
"He was born on July 4, 2000 in Miami, Florida."
Under the bed and behind the dresser.
F -> main clause missing (subject and predicate)
Combine the two sentences correctly using a conjunction and a comma:
"We packed our bags. We left for the airport."
We packed our bags, and we left for the airport.
Combine the sentences using an appositive:
"Mr. Gomez is our science teacher. He won Teacher of the Year."
Mr. Gomez, our science teacher, won Teacher of the Year.
Add all the missing punctuation and change anything that needs to be corrected:
the teacher said we are going to have a quiz today
The teacher said, “We are going to have a quiz today.”
Add all necessary commas in this sentence:
"Oh I can’t believe that on Friday May 15 2020 we went to New York City and had pizza."
Oh, I can’t believe that on Friday, May 15, 2020, we went to New York City, and had pizza.