STAAR Run-ons and Fragments, Quiz 1

What is the best way to write this sentence?

• She can't wait to play Zoo Madness, so she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.

• She can't wait to play Zoo Madness because she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.

• She can't wait to play Zoo Madness, she skips through the introduction and gets right to the action.

• She can't wait to play Zoo Madness, and she skips through the introduction, and she gets right to the action.

What is the most effective way to write this sentence?

• Since he made his way steadily down with a grin, it began to spread over his face.

• He made his way steadily down because a grin began to spread over his face.

• As he made his way steadily down, a grin began to spread over his face.

• He made his way steadily down a grin began to spread over his face.

What is the best way to write this sentence?

• Ghetti learned how to carve his friends' names into pencils, which he would then give to his friends as gifts.

• Ghetti learned how to carve his friends' names into pencils, he would then give the pencils to his friends as gifts.

• Ghetti learned how to carve his friends' names into pencils after he would give the pencils to his friends as gifts.

• Ghetti learned how to carve his friends' names into pencils that he would then give the pencils to his friends as gifts.

What is the BEST way to write this sentence?

• After we finished planting, we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree.

• We finished planting, then we had a tasty picnic at a table we had set up under a tree.

• Finishing planting, we had a picnic at a table we had set up under a tree that was tasty.

• We finished planting and had a tasty picnic it was at a table we had set up under a tree.

What is the BEST way to write the following sentence?

• He turned and his golden eyes toward me almost looked embarrassed.

• When he turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.

• Turning his golden eyes toward me, which almost looked embarrassed.

• He turned his golden eyes toward me, he almost looked embarrassed.

What is the best way to write the following sentence?

• The children wait excitedly for Soriano to come.

• The children wait excitedly. For Soriano to come.

• The children are excited, they wait excitedly for Soriano to come.

• The children who are excited wait excitedly for Soriano to come.

What is the correct way to write the following sentence?

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. Because she was made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France and made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France. And made out of copper and steel.

• Lady Liberty was designed in France and she was made out of copper and steel.

What is the correct way to write the sentence?

• She was also a birthday present she was meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate. America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present. Which was meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

• She was also a birthday present meant to celebrate America's independence from Great Britain.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

• Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound. Then the waves carried her away again.

• Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound. Before the waves carried her away again.

• Zoey taking one last look at the sandy mound, and then the waves carrying her away again.

• Zoey took one last look at the sandy mound before the waves carried her away again.

What is the correct way to write this sentence?

• For the fourth-grade class hike, there were a lot of kids they work new hiking shoes that were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike. A lot of kids wore new hiking shoes, and they were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore new hiking shoes. That were sturdy.

• For the fourth-grade class hike, a lot of kids wore sturdy, new hiking shoes.