Year 9 Errors in Sentence Construction

Identify the sentence construction issue present:

Unless I am at school.

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Comma splice

• Overly complicated sentence

• Ambiguous sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the sentence construction issue present:

The painting on the wall hung precariously, it was about to fall.

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Comma splice

• Overly complicated sentence

• Ambiguous sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.4

Identify the sentence construction issue present:

I stared at the clock it seemed like the school day would never end.

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Comma splice

• Overly complicated sentence

• Ambiguous sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the sentence construction issue present:

When the printer prints the faxes, the faxes are cleared from memory unless you indicate in the fax menu that they should be saved.

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Comma splice

• Overly complicated sentence

• Ambiguous sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the sentence construction issue present:

Marcy got the bath ready for her daughter wearing a pink tutu.

• Fragment

• Run-on sentence

• Comma Splice

• Overly complicated sentence

• Ambiguous sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment:

Start after the weekend.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a finite verb

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment:

When we got into the car.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a finite verb

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment:

Some girls in the class.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a predicate (finite verb)

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

Identify the reason why the following is a fragment:

From morning until night.

*You may need to select more than one option.

• Missing a subject

• Missing a predicate (finite verb)

• Missing an independent clause

• Incorrect comma use

Which of the following is a grammatically correct re-working of this run-on sentence:

I love to write stories I would write one every day if I had the time.

*Note there may be multiple correct options. Select all that apply.

• I love to write stories, I would write one every day if I had the time.

• I love to write stories. I would write one every day if I had the time.

• I love to write stories, and I would write one every day if I had the time.

• Because I love to write stories, I would write one every day if I had the time.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2