A _______ paired with a ______________ ___________ will correct a run-on sentence.

Comma, coordinating conjunction

Period, coordinating conjunction

Semicolon, coordinating conjunction

What is a fused sentence?

When two independent clauses are joined together without any punctuation

When a sentence has the word "fuse" in it

A fused sentence is another word for a fragment

A group of words that is missing a subject or a verb or a complete thought

A group of words in alphabetical order

Two complete sentences that are joined together incorrectly

What is a comma splice?

When two independent clauses are joined together by only a comma

When commas are used correctly in a sentence

Commas that are used to separate items in a series

Which of the following is a fused sentence?

The lake was frozen over some boys had cleared a spot of ice and were playing hockey.

The lake was frozen over, some boys had cleared a spot of ice and were playing hockey.

The lake was frozen over; some boys had cleared a spot of ice and were playing hockey.

The lake was frozen over, so some boys had cleared a spot of ice and were playing hockey.

Which of the following is a comma splice?

The scene was horrible and unbelievable, people screamed, cried, and were helpless.

The scene was horrible and unbelievable people screamed, cried, and were helpless.

The scene was horrible and unbelievable; people screamed, cried, and were helpless.

The scene was horrible and unbelievable, for the people screamed, cried, and were helpless.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

Because the street was covered with large amounts of snow, the driving was dangerous.

Because the street was covered with large amounts of snow; the driving was dangerous.

Because the street was covered with large amounts of snow the driving was dangerous.

Because the street was covered with large amounts of snow, and the driving was dangerous.

Fragments, Run-ons, and Sentences

Authored by Sarah Gessel

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9th - 12th Grade

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

Lary is a bad babysitter he lets the kids do whatever they want to.

Lary is a bad babysitter, he lets the kids do whatever they want to.

Lary is a bad babysitter; he lets the kids do whatever they want to.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

The cat slept in the windowsill it was warm.

The cat slept in the windowsill; it was warm.

The cat slept; in the windowsill it was warm.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

The air in the library was stale, moreover, the lightning was poor.

The air in the library was stale moreover; the lighting was poor.

The air in the library was stale; moreover, the lighting was poor.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence is correct?

The horse was crazy; it was too young to be in the ring.

The horse; was crazy it was too young to be in the ring.

The horse was crazy, it was too young to be in the ring.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate.

Run-on

Fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An easy way to fix a run-on is to split the sentence into smaller sentences using a ________.

Period

Comma

Semicolon

Question Mark

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CCSS.L.4.1F

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence.

Period

Comma

Semicolon

Colon

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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