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Compound Subjects and Verbs
Kinds of Sentences
Fragments and
Run-ons
Commas
Semicolons and Colons
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Two or more verbs that share the same subject.
What is a compound verb.
100
What two kinds of sentences can end in an exclamation point?
What is exclamatory and imperative
100
A part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence; expresses an incomplete thought.
What is a sentence fragment.
100
Identify where a comma should be in the following sentence and give the rule that tells you why. During the summer the girls love to swim.
What is after summer because it is an introductory phrase. During the summer, the girls love the swim.
100
Place a colon or a semicolon where it is needed in the following sentence: Hours later, the NASA scientists were grim the mission had failed.
What is Hours later, the NASA scientists were grim; The mission had failed.
200
Two or more subjects that share the same verb.
What is a compound subject.
200
Which two kinds of sentences can end in a period?
What is declarative and imperative.
200
Two or more sentences written as though they were a single sentence.
What is a run-on.
200
Identify where a comma should be in the following sentence and give the rule that tells you why. Don't forget Jeff that you have a football game tomorrow.
What is before and after Jeff because it is a noun of direct address. Don't forget, Jeff, that you have a football game tomorrow.
200
Place a colon or a semicolon where it is needed in the following sentence: When you travel to Mexico, please bring back these items a sombrero, a t-shirt, and a sand dollar.
What is When you travel to Mexico, please bring back these items: a sombrero, a t-shirt, and a sand dollar.
300
What is the Compound subject in the following sentence: Over the weekend, Kim and Taylor went hiking.
What is Kim and Taylor
300
What kind of sentence is the following and what kind of punctuation does it need Have you have been to the fair
What is interrogative and ?
300
Identify the following sentence as a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence. Correct it as necessary. Are you going Trick-or-treating this year what is your costume
What is run-on Are you going Trick-or-treating this year? What is your costume?
300
Identify where a comma should be in the following sentence and give the rule that tells you why. When you go to English class, don't forget your workbook textbook and binder.
What is after workbook and textbook because they are items in a series. When you go to English class, don't forget your workbook, textbook, and binder.
300
Give the three instances where you need to use a colon.
What is 1. Between hours and minutes in expressions of time. 2. After the formal greeting in a business letter. 3. To introduce a list of items.
400
What is the compound verb in the following sentence: Despite the cold weather, the dog still ran and played in the river.
What is ran and played.
400
What kind of sentence is the following and what kind of punctuation does it need: I love summer vacation
What is exclamatory and !
400
Identify the following sentence as a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence. Correct it as necessary. Sandy, the tiny little puppy with a bright red collar.
What is a fragment. Sandy, the tiny little puppy with a bright red collar, slept peacefully.
400
Identify where a comma should be in the following sentence and give the rule that tells you why. The tiny fluffy dog barks all night long.
What is between tiny and fluffy because you place a comma between two or more adjectives that modify the same noun. The tiny, fluffy dog barks all night long.
400
Give the 2 instances where you need to use semicolons.
What is 1. To join parts of a compound sentence when the sentences are related. 2. To seperate the parts of a series when the parts contain commas.
500
Combine the following sentences using compound subjects or verbs. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday. Christmas is a wonderful holiday, too.
What is Thanksgiving and Christmas are wonderful holidays.
500
Write one sentence for each of the 4 kinds.
What is answers will vary
500
Identify the following sentence as a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence. Correct it as necessary. She ran he ran quickly.
What is run-on. She ran. He ran quickly. Or She ran, and he ran quickly. Or She ran; he ran quickly.
500
The following letter is missing 6 commas. Write the word or number that should be followed by a comma. 111 Smith St. Scranton PA 12345 October 3, 2011 Dear Henry Do you remember the weekend that we went camping? According to my calendar, it was the weekend of May 4 2010. We set up camp in Buffalo New York and stayed there for 2 nights. Your grandfather told us many stories about that days that he was growing up in Madrid Spain. I hope you remember this trip as fondly as I do. It was the best weekend I have ever had. Your friend Garfield
What is 1. Scranton, 2. Henry, 3. 4, 4. Buffalo, 5. Madrid, 6. Friend,
500
Place semicolons or colons where they are needed in the following sentence(s). The bridal party included the groom's brother, James his best friend, Tim and his college roommate, Nate.
What is The bridal party included the groom's brother, James; his best friend, Tim; and his college roommate, Nate.