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Comma Splice & Fused Sentences
Fragments
Parallel Structure
Irregular Verbs
Misplaced and Dangling Modifers
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What part of the sentence is a comma splice or fused sentence? If Chris hopes to survive in his 8 a.m. English class, he needs to discover caffeine even when he has a test, his head hits the desk by 8:05, and snores soon escape his mouth.
What is (caffeine / even).
100
Choose the part that is a fragment in this passage. While Cynthia dressed for her sister's wedding, Murphy, the golden retriever, ate the straps off the only shoes that matched Cynthia's pale blue dress. Her replacement options were inappropriate. Like rubber flip-flops, running shoes, fuzzy pink rabbit slippers, or brown leather pumps.
What is (Like rubber flip-flops, running shoes, fuzzy pink rabbit slippers, or brown leather pumps.)
100
Choose the correct answer for this passage. When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she __________, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. The bag of stale popcorn in her room would tide her over until breakfast. A. clutched her stomach B. was clutching her stomach C. did clutch her stomach
What is (A. clutched her stomach)
100
Choose the correct answer for this passage. Sherry should have __________ everyone the truth. Then poor Rebecca would have declined a bowl of soup instead of vomiting in the bathroom once she learned the recipe included half a cup of frog tongues. A. telled B. teld C. told
What is (C. told)
100
Choose the correct answer for this sentence. Emma Sue was delighted when Mr. Nguyen returned her perfect calculus test with an ear-to-ear grin. A. Yes! This sentence has a misplaced or dangling modifier B. No! This sentence is error free!
What is (A. Yes!)
200
What part of the sentence is a comma splice or fused sentence? Although you might not believe it, Antonio actually benefits from his chicken scratch handwriting because no one can read it, Antonio doesn't have to worry about using the right word or the correct spelling.
What is (handwriting / because).
200
Choose the fragment in the passage. When Will stepped out of the shower, he panicked. Realizing that all of his underwear was still in the washing machine. Damp jockey shorts were not a good way to start his day.
What is (Realizing that all of his underwear was still in the washing machine.)
200
Choose the correct answer for this passage. Not only did Hank despise the way June chewed with her mouth open, _________ finding her wet towels all over the bathroom floor. A. but also disliked B. but also disliking C. but he also disliked
What is (C. but he also disliked)
200
Choose the correct answer in this passage. While Allison gripped the roof's edge, she no longer resented the many hours that her boyfriend Chris spent in the gym. After all, his strong arms would catch her when she loosened her grip and __________ to the ground below. A. fell B. falled C. fallen
What is (A. fell)
200
Choose the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling modifier and makes logical sense. A. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, we finally completed our hurricane preparation. B. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, our hurricane preparation was finally complete. C. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, the completion of our hurricane preparation soothed our anxiety.
What is (A. Filling the shopping cart with D batteries and bottled water, we finally completed our hurricane preparation.)
300
What part of the sentence is a comma splice or fused sentence? If you offer Valerie a piece of watermelon, she will refuse it, the slices look like the wicked smile of a circus clown who once scared her as a child during a trip to the big top.
What is (it, the).
300
Choose the fragment in the passage. Joey idolizes his older brother David. Combing his hair in the style that David wears, drinking coffee black with five sugars, and giving teachers the same lame excuses for late homework. As a consequence, everyone calls Joey "David" by mistake!
What is (Combing his hair in the style that David wears, drinking coffee black with five sugars, and giving teachers the same lame excuses for late homework.)
300
Choose the correct answer for the passage. To protect her delicate hands, Fran will not rake the yard, do the dishes, or __________. A. refuses to scrub the bathtub B. won't scrub the bathtub C. scrub the bathtub
What is (C. scrub the bathtub)
300
Choose an answer for this passage. Mauricio would have _________ the seven-foot wave into shore if a huge shark had not been patrolling the waters underneath the surfboard, hoping for a dangling arm or leg. A. rode B. rided C. ridden
What is (C. ridden)
300
Choose the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling modifier and makes logical sense. ---------------- A. Michael rode his bike to the beach, which was squeaky with rust. B. Squeaky with rust, Michael rode his bike to the beach. C. Michael rode his squeaky, rusty bike to the beach.
What is (C. Michael rode his squeaky bike to the beach).
400
What part of the sentence is a comma splice or fused sentence? During the summer when a variety of fruit is in season, Melville always avoids the fresh peaches, the fuzzy skin brushing against his lips makes Melville think that he's eating a small rodent.
What is (peaches,the).
400
Choose the fragment in the passage. While thunder boomed in the distance, Margaret started off on her daily five-mile run. Confident that she had plenty of time before the storm arrived. Wet hair and clothes plastered to her body proved that she couldn't outpace Mother Nature.
What is (Confident that she had plenty of time before the storm arrived.)
400
Choose the correct answer for this passage. When Diane takes her beagle for a walk, Santana enjoys sniffing for edible garbage, __________, and lunging at squirrels. A. howls at bicyclists B. howling at bicyclists C. she howls at bicyclists
What is (B. howling at bicyclists)
400
Choose an answer for this passage. If Carlos had known that hail the size of golf balls would fall later that day, he would have __________ his shoulder pads and football helmet instead of his one good suit. A. worn B. wore C. weared
What is (A. worn)
400
Choose the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling modifier and makes logical sense. -------------- A. After the librarian scolded the noisy teenagers, silence returned. B. Scolding the noisy teenagers, the library returned to silence. C. Scolding the noisy teenagers, silence returned to the library.
What is (A. After the librarian scolded the noisy teenagers, silence returned).
500
What part of the sentence is a comma splice or fused sentence? Jean always nibbles around the pit of a cherry, just as though she were eating a peach, because she is vain about her smile, she doesn't want to chip a tooth on the hard center.
What is (peach, because).
500
Choose the part that is a fragment in this passage. Whenever Coach Moody sees behavior that she doesn't like—either on or off the court. The members of the girls' basketball team pay during the next practice. When Frankie was caught smooching her boyfriend Larry in the hallway, everyone had to run two extra miles that afternoon.
What is (Whenever Coach Moody sees behavior that she doesn't like—either on or off the court.)
500
Choose the correct answer for this passage. After Amanda cashes her paycheck, the money goes to her savings account, cappuccino fund, and __________. A. paying her credit card bill B. toward her credit card balance C. credit card balance
What is (C. credit card balance)
500
Choose an answer for this passage. Using bites of bologna as bribes, Diane convinced Reliable, her beagle, to lie still, and then she __________ each of his eighteen toenails. A. cut B. cutted C. cuted
What is (A. cut)
500
Choose the sentence that has no misplaced or dangling modifier and makes logical sense. ------------------ A. Knocking the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun. B. Knocking the baseball into the stands, the homerun was cheered by the fans. C. When Wesley knocked the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.
What is (C. When Wesley knocked the baseball into the stands, the fans cheered the homerun.)