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What kind of sentence?
How do you do?
Where?
100
Two sentences run together without punctuation.
What is a fused sentence?
100
How would you correct this sentence? The circus will begin at 8:00 on Sunday. In the arena A. The circus will begin at 8:00 on Sunday in the arena. B. The circus will begin at 8:00 on Sunday. In the arena. C. The circus will begin at 8:00 on Sunday; in the arena. D. It's correct
What is A. The circus will begin at 8:00 on Sunday in the arena.
100
Where would you add a semicolon? The park has soccer fields it also has a swimming pool.
What is after "fields" The park has soccer fields; it also has a swimming pool.
200
Two or more sentences separated only by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
200
How do you correct this sentence? Watch out the ball is coming toward you. A. Watch out, the ball is coming toward you! B. Watch out! The ball is coming toward you. C. Watch out the ball is coming toward you! D. It's correct
What is B. Watch out! The ball is coming toward you.
200
Where would you place a comma+conjunction? Mary remembered most of the things she needed she bought a few extra things.
What is Mary remembered most of the things she needed, and she bought a few extra things.
300
Two or more complete sentences that are not properly joined or separated.
What is a run-on?
300
How do you correct the sentence? Keith practices hard; he wants to make the team. A. Keith practices hard, he wants to make the team. B. Keith practices hard, yet he wants to make the team. C. Keith practices hard he wants to make the team. D. It's correct
What is D. It's correct
300
Where would you place a period? My mom got home late she brought home Whataburger for dinner.
What is My mom got home late. She brought home Whataburger for dinner.
400
A group of words that does not express a complete thought.
What is a sentence fragment?
400
How do you correct the sentence? May went to the store she forgot her shopping list. A. May went to the store, she forgot her shopping list. B. May went to the store, but she forgot her shopping list. C. May went to the store; forgot her shopping list. D. It's correct
What is B. May went to the store, but she forgot her shopping list.
400
Where would you place a semicolon? The song on the radio was loud it was by Drake.
What is The song on the radio was loud; it was by Drake.
500
I heard a coyote, it made a howling sound. A. Sentence fragment B. Fused sentence C. Comma splice D. It's correct
What is a comma splice?
500
How do you correct the sentence? In my room. A. Add a subject and a verb B. Add a verb C. Add a subject D. It's correct
What is A. Add a subject and a verb
500
Where would you place a comma+conjunction? Mark doesn't like apples he does like oranges.
What is Mark doesn't like apples, but he does like oranges.