Run-on & Sentence Fragment

"A tense time for everyone in our town."

Which of the following is true of this sentence?

• It is a sentence fragment because it inappropriately joins two dependent clauses.

• It is a run-on sentence because it lacks a single subject.

• It is a run-on sentence because it inappropriately joins two independent clauses.

• It is a sentence fragment because it lacks a verb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

"Since he wouldn't answer my question."

Which of the following makes this a sentence fragment?

• It lacks a subject.

• It lacks a verb.

• It is a dependent clause.

• It contains only an independent clause.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

"The sky was dark it looked like rain."

Which of the following makes this a run-on sentence?

• It contains a verb but no subject.

• It contains two dependent clauses with nothing separating them.

• It contains two independent clauses with nothing separating them.

• It contains a subject but no verb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

"Ran down the street like his pants were on fire."

Which of the following makes this a sentence fragment?

• It contains only one independent clause.

• It contains a compound sentence.

• It lacks a verb.

• It lacks a subject.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is ALWAYS true of a run-on sentence?

• It contains at least two dependent clauses.

• It lacks a subject.

• It lacks a direct object.

• It contains at least two independent clauses.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is ALWAYS true of a sentence fragment?

• It contains a predicate.

• It lacks an independent clause.

• It lacks a dependent clause.

• It contains either a direct object or an indirect object.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

A sentence fragment can BEST be described by the word(s)...

• Incomplete

• Short

• Simple

• All of these

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the definition of a run-on sentence?

• Two dependent clauses joined together with a conjunction or a semicolon.

• Any sentence with a question mark at the end instead of a period.

• Any sentence that talks about running.

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined without a conjunction or semicolon.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

What do you need to have in a sentence in order for it to be a complete sentence and not a sentence fragment?

• A subject, a verb and a complete thought.

• A complete thought, a verb and a preposition.

• A preposition, a complete thought and a subject.

• An adjective, a noun and an adverb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• He was naiive in thinking that he could solve the crisis on his own.

• One scientist wants to extract a small amount of protein to use in a new type of medication others think that won't be a good use of the protein.

• The oil tanker has a leak again, and the environmentalists are worried it will pollute the ocean even more.

• Although we only got a little bit of snow this year, the river water levels are really high.

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CCSS.L.4.1F