Grammar: Complete Sentences, Run-ons, Conjunctions Quiz

A complete sentence must have:

• a comma

• two subjects

• a subject and a predicate

• two predicates

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

A(n) _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly.

• run-on

• incomplete sentence

• conjunction

• writing contest

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following sentence examples is a fragment?

• After getting estimates from five contractors, she decided to do the work herself.

• Once they finished dinner, they went to the movies.

• When he came home, his mother hugged him.

• Before picking out an interesting wallpaper pattern that went well with her furniture.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Identify which example is a compound sentence?

• I love to take quizes I would take one every day if I had the time and it's fun to see my progress after each quiz.

• The quiz was today.

• She did not cheat on the quiz, for it was the wrong thing to do.

• But the quiz was easy.

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

True or False: A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.1F

How could you fix the following run-on sentence?

"Jayden rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles."

• Jayden rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Jayden rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Jayden rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset; he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Jayden rode his bicycle. All day long; by sunset he'd traveled fifty miles.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Identify the run-on sentence:

Mandy ran a marathon she absolutely loved it.

• Mandy ran a marathon, and she absolutely loved it.

• Mandy ran a marathon she absolutely loved it.

• Mandy ran a marathon. She absolutely loved it.

• When Mandy ran a marathon, she absolutely loved it.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

My new watch has a compass, a timer, and an alarm.

This is an example of _____________.

• A run-on sentence.

• A sentence fragment (incomplete).

• A sentence has contains a conjunction.

• A complete sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Even though the team shows no improvement.

This is an example of a _________.

• A conjunction

• A fragment (incomplete) sentence

• A complete sentence

• A run-on sentence

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which sentence example has a compound subject?

• Guitars and violins are stringed instruments.

• Margo sings as she plays the guitar.

• Todd cleans and puts away his violin into the case.

• At school students played their instruments for a virtual concert.

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CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F