Fragment/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)Police, the kind with guns, would 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.
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 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 - cabbage, those
B - cabbage; those
C - chocolate, and
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 correct verb in each sentence
_____ three reasons you should give me five dollars.
A - There’s
B - There is
C - There are
A - There’s
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 - work, so
B - class, and
C - work, so,
D - The sentence is correct.
A - It is fun to go to class and work, so I go every day.
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
Select the correct pronoun.
I shop at Walmart because ______ good prices.
A - it has
B - they have
A - it has
Identify the word that is incorrectly capitalized or lower cased. If the sentence is correct, select "The sentence is correct."
_____ should I give extra credit to?
A - Who
B - Whom
B - Whom should I give extra credit to?
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
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.
Every student should be prepared to do their homework.
A - Pronoun Shift
B - Vague Pronoun
C - This used to be an error known as "Pronoun Agreement in Numbers," but MLA updated their rules to allow the use of "their" to refer to pronouns like "everyone" that are nonspecific in regards to identity/gender.
D - Me and I Pronoun Problems
C - This used to be an error known as "Pronoun Agreement in Numbers," but MLA updated their rules to allow the use of "their" to refer to pronouns like "everyone" that are nonspecific in regards to identity/gender.
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.
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,
B - happy, as
C - happy; as a matter of fact,
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 the pronoun error.
Even though Drake and Josh both skipped class, only he emailed me.
A - Pronoun Shift
B - Vague Pronoun
C - Pronoun Agreement in Numbers
D - Me and I Pronoun Problems
B - Vague Pronoun