Sentence Structure and Punctuation

Which is correct?

• The football game was exciting because we won.

• The football game was exciting, because we won.

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CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which one is correct?

• I went shopping for new clothes, and I cannot wait to wear my new dress to school!

• I went shopping for new clothes and I cannot wait to wear my new dress to school!

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which is a sentence fragment?

• The blue dress sparkled.

• The blue dress

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a complete sentence?

• The lovely, sparkly red dress

• The lovely, sparkly red dress dazzled us.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a compound sentence?

• Ms. Weatherly opened an art gallery, and she flies to France once a year to get new art.

• Ms. Weatherly opened an art gallery that carries art from France.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which is a simple sentence?

• I waited.

• I waited, but she never showed up.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

Which is a complex sentence?

• Mr. Montgomery gave us challenge to create new games that everyone in the world could play.

• Mr. Montgomery gave us a challenge to create new games; we hope that we can get everyone in the world to play!

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which is a run-on sentence?

• I danced all night even when the deejay turned off the music I kept dancing and dancing everyone thought I was nuts but I just love to dance!

• I danced all night; even when the deejay turned off the music, I kept dancing and dancing; everyone thought I was nuts, but I just love to dance!

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CCSS.L.4.1F