Sentence Fragments & Run-On Sentences

Correct or Wrong

100

I had to complete my homework as I did laundry and at some point I also had to wash the dishes that had been left in the sink overnight.

WRONG - run-on sentence I had to complete my homework as I did laundry. At some point, I also had to wash the dishes that had been left in the sink overnight.

200

Shannon and Maria are very competitive, but they are also very good friends.

CORRECT

300

Chocolate is my favorite food, I also like salad and pizza.

WRONG - run-on sentence Chocolate is my favorite food, but I also like salad and pizza.

Run-On Sentence - Yes or No

100

A sixth-grade girl from our school won the spelling competition; she spelled words I had never heard before.

Not a run-on sentence.

200

I'm hungry; it's time for lunch.

Not a run-on sentence.

300

We are moving to Texas in July and I'll go to a new school there.

Run-on sentence

Sentence Fragment - Yes or No

100

Yesterday the weather was so.

Sentence fragment.

200

Jumped across the room.

Sentence fragment.

300

Alex thought long and hard before deciding.

Not a sentence fragment.

Mystery

100

A sentence is a fragment because it is missing what?

Either the subject or the predicate.

200

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For And Nor But Or Yet So

300

Name the three ways you can correct a run-on sentence.

1. Add a period. 2. Add a comma and a conjunction. 3. Insert a semicolon.