Run-On, Fragment, or Complete Sentence
Requires a lot of skill and determination.
Fragment
(21) Sharks are also well known for their jaws. (22) Shark jaws are big but that’s not the only thing that makes them special. (23) Shark jaws don’t work like our jaws.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22?
A Change but to so
B Insert a comma after big
C Change that’s to thats
D No change is needed in sentence 22.
B. Insert a comma after big
We need to put ___ on the chicken before we fry it.
Flower or Flour
Flour
(5) Cheesecake is the dessert I couldn't live without. (6) It doesn't really matter what kind of cheesecake it is because I will eat it no matter what. (7)However, my favorite kind is Strawberry Cheesecake. (8) Brownies, cookies, and ice cream are good desserts too.
Which of the following sentences needs to be removed from the paragraph?
a. sentence 5
b. sentence 6
c. sentence 7
d. sentence 8
d. sentence 8
The most tallest boy on the team dunked the ball last night.
A. change the period to a question mark
B. change ball to Ball
C. change most tallest to tallest
D. change boy to boy's
C. change most tallest to tallest
Water can be found in the earth's surface and it can be found under the earth's surface for it is everywhere.
Run-On
(11) My heart raced, but I kept putting one foot in front of the other. (12) As we walked, the ceiling dropped lower and lower untill we had to crawl on our hands and knees. (13) The smaller the opening got, the more anxious I felt.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12?
A Change crawl to crawled
B Change untill to until
C Change hands and knees to hand’s and knee’s
D Make no change
B. Change untill to until
It was raining outside. ___________, we went to the gym for recess.
A. Finally
B. As a result
C. Next
D. For example
B. As a result
(11) It took a lot of planing for Walt and his brother, Roy, to make the park. (12) First, they had to find a place. (13) Then, they has to build it.
What is the BEST way to combine sentences 12 and 13?
A First, they had to find a place, and then they had to build it in that place.
B First, they had to find a place and then build it.
C First, they having to find a place and building it.
D Sentences 16 and 17 are correct in the paper.
B. First, they had to find a place and then build it.
I ran so fast _______ I came in last.
(a) , so
(b) , because
(b) , yet
(b) , yet
If you want to become a marine biologist.
Fragment
(1) It was saturday morning. (2) Rico woke up and turned on the TV right away. (3) He knew channel 8 was going to play his favorite show – “Treasure Getters.”
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
A Change saturday to Saturday
B Change was to is
C Insert a comma after saturday
D No change is needed in sentence 1.
A. Change saturday to Saturday
At the carnival, we ____ the Ferris wheel, bumper cars, and spinning teacups.
road or rode
rode
(12) She bakes all the time. (13) Every time I walk in her house, something sweet is in the oven. (14) Sometimes, she even has more than one treat in there at a time! (15) We never go without dessert at Grandma's house.
Which topic sentence could be added at the beginning of the paragraph?
A Grandma's kitchen is huge!
B One of Grandma's favorite things to do is bake.
C Dessert is delicious.
D Did you know my grandma can cook good meals?
C. One of Grandma's favorite things to do is bake.
Angela told Marissa and ____ (I/Me) to meet her outside the post office
Me
You may go outside, but you have to put on a jacket first.
Complete
(11) There are only about four shark attacks on humans each year. (12) Attacks happen because swimmers look like sea lions to the sharks. (13) The sharks do not know better. (14) The myth that sharks are man-eating monsters isnt fair to sharks.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?
A Change myth to mith
B Change that to than
C Change isnt to isn’t
D No change is needed in sentence 14.
C. Change isnt to isn’t
We have been waiting for Game Day all year long. ______, it is finally here!
A. However
B. And
C. At last
D. Also
C. At last
(22) The next step was to build the park, but something bad happened. (23) Walt Disney died. (24) Roy, his brother, took over. (25) Roy made sure that when the park opened, it was called Walt Disney World Resort.
Carlos wants to add a conclusion to his paper. Which of the following could BEST follow sentences 25 and close this paper?
A He wanted everyone to remember Walt’s name.
B Roy was a good brother to Walt.
C Walt Disney World Resort has about five thousand rooms to rent.
D Millions of people visit Sea World every year.
A. He wanted everyone to remember Walt’s name.
Choose the sentence that has the commas in the correct places.
A.I went to the field but the game was, already over.
B. I went, to the field but, the game was already over.
C. I went to the field, but the game was already over.
C. I went to the field, but the game was already over.
The dog ran down the sidewalk, he was really fast!
Run-On
(13) Suddenly, Dad had an idea. (14) He said “You can watch them find treasure on television or you can find some treasure yourself.”
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 14?
A Change watch to watches
B Change or to but
C Insert a comma after said
D No change is needed in sentence 14.
C. Insert a comma after said
He told his teammates to pick up _____ helmets and bats.
they're or their
their
(11) Rico told his dad he would like to visit the museum. (12) Rico told his dad he would like to visit the zoo.
What is the best way to combine sentences 11 and 12?
A Rico told his dad he would like to visit the museum and he would like to visit the zoo too.
B Rico told his dad he would like visit the museum and the zoo.
C Rico told his dad he would like to be visiting the museum, and the zoo.
D Sentences 11 and 12 are written correctly.
B. Rico told his dad he would like to visit the museum and the zoo.
What change, if any, needs to be done to the following sentence? Electricity has helped to make people’s lifes easier.
A.change people's to peoples
B.change has helped to helping
C.change lifes to lives
C.change lifes to lives