Fragment/
Run-on types
Run-on types
Identify the fragment:
(A)Resting my eyes, imagining what life would be like as a millionaire. (B)I considered robbing a bank and living in Tahiti. (C)Would police track me down?
A
This review game is very fun I expect to win.
A - fun. I
B - fun and
C - fun, I
D - The sentence is correct
A - This review game is very fun. I expect to win.
Identify the comma rule needed to correct the sentence.
Aaron said "This question is too easy," so Brother Schellenberg responded "It's only worth 100 points."
A - Quotations Comma Rule
B - Nonessential Clause Comma Rule
C - Tag Questions and Comments Comma Rule
D - List and Series Comma Rule
A - Quotations Comma Rule
Select the correct verb.
I was doing my homework, minding my own business, when a bumble-bee ________ right on my paper.
A - lands
B - landed
C - land
D - will land
B - landed
Identify the word that is incorrectly capitalized or lower cased. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
Aunt Jane, I talked to my mom about how grandma and grandpa are doing.
A - my Mom
B - Grandma and Grandpa
C - The sentence is correct.
B - Aunt Jane, I talked to my mom about how Grandma and Grandpa are doing.
Identify the fragment
(A)Every morning, I eat two hot dogs and three cold cats. (B)A practice that is frowned upon in most countries. (C)My wife doesn’t like watching me eat.
B
My friend likes dark chocolate and cabbage those are both bitter.
A - chocolate and cabbage, those
B - chocolate and cabbage; those
C - chocolate, and cabbage those
D - The sentence is correct
B - My friend likes dark chocolate and cabbage; those are both bitter.
Identify the comma rule needed to correct the sentence.
Jared’s brother has stories about building boats escaping towers and lighting up stones.
A - Coordinating Conjunction Comma Rule
B - Nonessential Clause Comma Rule
C - Tag Questions and Comments Comma Rule
D - List and Series Comma Rule
D - List and Series Comma Rule
Identify the pronoun error.
Bears are vicious, and they will not hesitate to eat measly humans like you and I.
A - Pronoun Shift
B - Vague Pronoun
C - Pronoun Agreement in Numbers
D - Me and I Pronoun Problems
D - Me and I Pronoun Problems
Identify where the apostrophe should go in each sentence. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
The dog chewed on ___ toy.
A - it’s
B - its
B - The dog chewed on its toy.
Identify the sentence as either a comma splice run-on, a fused sentence run-on, or a compound run-on. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
Cows eat vegetables so I am kind of eating vegetables when I have steak.
compound run-on
It is fun to go to class and work so I go every day.
A - class and work, so I
B - class, and work so I
C - class and work, so, I
D - The sentence is correct.
A - It is fun to go to class and work, so I go every day.
Identify the comma rule needed to correct the sentence.
My wife the prettiest woman on earth watched me make this quiz.
A - Introductory Word or Phrase Comma Rule
B - List and Series Comma Rule
C - Nonessential Clause Comma Rule
D - Tag Questions and Comments Comma Rule
C - Nonessential Clause Comma Rule
Identify the correct verb in each sentence
_____ three reasons you should give me five dollars.
A - There’s
B - There is
C - There are
C - There are
Correct the capitalization
My uncle, doctor james, gave me german shepherd when he found out I have cancer.
A - My uncle, Doctor James, gave me german shepherd when he found out I have cancer.
B - My uncle, Doctor James, gave me German Shepherd when he found out I have cancer.
C - My uncle, Doctor James, gave me German shepherd when he found out I have cancer.
D - My uncle, Doctor James, gave me German shepherd when he found out I have Cancer.
C - My uncle, Doctor James, gave me German shepherd when he found out I have cancer.
Identify the sentence as either a comma splice run-on, a fused sentence run-on, or a compound run-on. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
My love for chocolate is unending, just like my love for teaching my job lets me buy more chocolate.
Fused sentence
I wish I could sleep all day because I am always so tired.
A - day, because
B - day, because,
C - day; because
D - The sentence is correct
D - The sentence is correct
Identify the comma rule needed to correct the sentence.
The bold daring hero squished the spider.
A - Direct Address Comma Rule
B - List and Series Comma Rule
C - Nonessential Clause Comma Rule
D - Paired Adjective Comma Rule
D - Paired Adjective Comma Rule
Identify the pronoun error.
I shop at Walmart because they have good prices.
A - Pronoun Shift
B - Pronoun Agreement in Numbers
C - Me and I Pronoun Problems
B - Pronoun Agreement in Numbers
Identify where the apostrophe should go in the sentence. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
Since I was born in the 2000s, I use slang words like hip and legit.
A - 2000's
B - words'
C - The sentence is correct
C - The sentence is correct
Since I was born in the 2000s, I use slang words like hip and legit.
Identify the sentence as either a comma splice run-on, a fused sentence run-on, or a compound run-on. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
Three cars crashed at the intersection because the traffic lights broke.
The sentence is correct
Lots of things in life make me happy as a matter of fact I feel very blessed.
A - happy, as a matter of fact, I
B - happy, as a matter of fact I
C - happy; as a matter of fact, I
D - The sentence is correct.
C - Lots of things in life make me happy; as a matter of fact, I feel very blessed.
I don’t mind bugs especially if they stay outside.
A - Tag Questions and Comments Comma Rule
B - Introductory Word or Phrase Comma Rule
C - List and Series Comma Rule
D - Coordinating Conjunction Comma Rule
A - Tag Questions and Comments Comma Rule
Identify the pronoun error.
In my English class, I learned how important it is for you to write every day.
A - Pronoun Shift
B - Vague Pronoun
C - Pronoun Agreement in Numbers
D - Me and I Pronoun Problems
A - Pronoun Shift
Identify where the apostrophe should go in each sentence. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
All of the students essays were great.
A - student’s
B - students’
C - essays’
D - The sentence is correct.
B - All of the students’ essays were great.