Fragment Lesson

Sentence Fragments & Run On

Multiple Choice

Which ONE of the following does NOT include a sentence fragment?

• The fight is controlled by a referee who works within the ring to judge and control the conduct of the fighters.

• Rule on their ability to fight safely, count knocked-down fighters, and rule on fouls.

• While up to three judges are present at ringside to score the bout and assign points to the boxers, based on punches and elbows that connect, defense, knockdowns, hugging and other measures.

• Because of the open-ended style of boxing judging; many fights have controversial results, in which one or both fighters believe they have been unfairly denied a victory.

Multiple Choice

Which ONE of the following sentences CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• Each fighter has an assigned corner of the ring. Where his or her coach may administer to the fighter at the beginning of the fight and between rounds.

• Both boxers enter into the ring from their assigned corners at the beginning of each round and must cease fighting and return to their corners at the signaled end of each round.

• A bout in which the predetermined number of rounds passes is decided by the judges and is said to "go the distance."

• The fighter with the higher score at the end of the fight is ruled the winner.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• The modern Olympic movement revived interest in amateur sports, and amateur boxing became an Olympic sport in 1908.

• Olympic and other amateur bouts are typically limited to three or four rounds.

• Scoring is computed by points based on the number of clean blows landed, regardless of impact, and fighters wear protective headgear. Reducing the number of injuries, knockdowns, and knockouts.

• Currently scoring blows in amateur boxing are subjectively counted by ringside judges. Recently, the Australian Institute for Sport has introduced an Automated Boxing Scoring System, which scores objectively, improves safety, and arguably makes the sport more interesting to spectators.

Multiple Choice

Which ONE of the following CONTAINS a sentence fragment?

• Professional bouts are usually much longer than amateur bouts, typically ranging from ten to twelve rounds. Though four-round fights are common for less experienced fighters or club fighters.

• There are also some two- and three-round professional bouts, especially in Australia.

• Through the early 20th century, it was common for fights to have unlimited rounds, ending only when one fighter quit, benefiting high-energy fighters like Jack Dempsey.

• Fifteen rounds remained the internationally recognized limit for championship fights for most of the 20th century until the early 1980s.

Multiple Choice

Which ONE of the following contains a sentence fragment?

• Fifteen rounds was the internationally recognized limit for championship fights until the early 1980s. When the death of boxer Kim Duk-koo eventually prompted the World Boxing Council and other organizations sanctioning professional boxing to reduce the limit to twelve rounds.

• Headgear is not permitted in professional bouts, and boxers are generally allowed to take much more damage before a fight is halted.

• At any time, the referee may stop the contest if he believes that one participant cannot defend himself due to injury. In that case, the other participant is awarded a technical knockout win.

• A technical knockout would also be awarded if a fighter lands a punch that opens a cut on the opponent, and the opponent is later deemed not fit to continue by a doctor because of the cut.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correction.

Society has an obligation to help those in need this includes government support and privately funded donations.

• Correct sentence

• in need; this includes

• in need, this includes

Multiple Choice

Choose the correction.

The effects of long‒term exposure to the sun are not pleasant, people can suffer from skin cancer as well as from other epidermal illnesses.

• Correct sentence

• not pleasant: people

• not pleasant as people

Multiple Choice

Choose the correction.

In the first year English class, the first semester focuses on writing the second semester focuses more on literature.

• Correct sentence

• writing, while the second

• writing, the second

Multiple Choice

Is this a correct sentence? If not - choose the correction.

Carol is not in law school, she is in medical school.

• Correct answer

• law school: she is

• law school; she is

Multiple Choice

Is this a correct sentence? If not - choose the correction.

It was first day of orientation, we felt lost and did not know what to do.

• Correct answer

• orientation. So we felt

• orientation, so we felt

Multiple Choice

Identify whether or not the following sentence is a comma splice.

Whether or not he would admit it, he knew traveling to the zoo would be dangerous, the rhino would need surgery in the field in order to survive.

• Comma splice

• No comma splice

Multiple Choice

Identify whether or not the following sentence is a comma splice.

Toilet paper was on sale today, the store was full of people who wanted to stock up.

• Comma splice

• No comma splice

Multiple Choice

Identify whether or not the following sentence is a comma splice.

The 1976 Volkswagen was sitting in the parking lot, ready for a joy ride.

• Comma splice

• No comma splice

Multiple Choice

Frankenstein ____ often regarded as the monster, is actually the doctor who created him.

Comma or no comma?

• ,
• No comma

Multiple Choice

George of the Jungle was one of the characters I loved as a child ____but Tarzan was a close second.

Comma or no comma?

• Comma

• No comma