Sentence Structure Punctuation Review

What error is the following sentence an example of?

I don't like pizza very much it gives me heartburn.

• Comma-splice

• Fragment

• Run-on

• No error; this is a complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

If the ________________ comes at the beginning of a complex sentence, you need a comma to separate the two clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly.

• We lost the game last night; number forty-three let everyone down.

• I chose the best dress for the occasion it is green with little flowers on it.

• Kennedy just left her mom's house, her mom was waiting for her.

• Silence is golden and I don't care to speak in silver.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• We left.

• Carridee is a great model and spokesperson.

• Monkey D. Luffy has super stretch-ability, but he cannot swim.

• While Justin drove the car, I turned the radio station.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is the subject of the following sentence?

There are so many cars on the beltway.

• cars

• there

• beltway

• are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

If the _______________ comes first in a complex sentence, you DO NOT need a comma to separate the clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

What is a clause?

• A clause is a complete sentence.

• A clause is a group of words with a noun.

• A clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate.

• A clause is a group of words.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is a predicate?

• The predicate of the sentence is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about/ who or what is performing the action or state of being.

• The predicate of the sentence is the action or the state of being in the sentence.

• The predicate of the sentence is the groups of words with a noun and a verb.

• The predicate of the sentence is the punctuation that goes in between clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

A subordinating conjunction creates what kind of clause?

• Adverbial Clause

• Verbal Clause

• Dependent Clause

• Independent Clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• Fear is only your enemy if you allow it to be.

• What is the point of being alive, if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?

• Brave doesn’t mean you’re not scared, it means you go on even though you’re scared.

• Books are easily destroyed but words will live as long as people can remember them.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F