Mastering Sentence Structure: Fragments and Run-Ons

What is the main focus of the writing assignment mentioned in the introduction?

• Editing for grammar

• Researching sloths

• Writing poetry

• Creating a bibliography

What are the two essential components of a complete sentence?

• Subject and object

• Noun and adjective

• Subject and predicate

• Verb and adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The sloth sleeps in the tree,' what is the predicate?

• The sloth

• The tree

• Sleeps

• In the tree

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a fragment sentence missing?

• An adjective

• A preposition

• A conjunction

• A subject or predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is an example of a fragment sentence?

• Sleeps in the tree.

• The sloth sleeps in the tree.

• The sloth eats leaves.

• The sloth is very slow.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What characterizes a run-on sentence?

• It has too many subjects.

• It has too many predicates.

• It has too many ideas in one sentence.

• It lacks punctuation.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

How can you correct a run-on sentence?

• By adding more adjectives

• By creating multiple sentences or using conjunctions

• By removing the subject

• By adding more verbs

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the main issue with the sentence 'Sloths live in trees and jungles of central and south america they eat mostly leaves buds shoots fruits'?

• It is a run-on sentence.

• It is a fragment sentence.

• It lacks a predicate.

• It lacks a subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

How can the fragment sentence 'Have three toes' be corrected?

• By adding an adjective

• By adding a conjunction

• By adding a predicate

• By adding a subject

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What is the correct way to fix the run-on sentence 'Sloths move very slow only 10 feet per minute sleep many hours a day'?

• Sloths move very slow, only 10 feet per minute, sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow and only 10 feet per minute sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow. They move only 10 feet per minute. Sloths sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow only 10 feet per minute and sleep many hours a day.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F