Syntax

Is the group of words a phrase or a sentence?

Jojo eats healthy food.

• Sentence

• Phrase

"Cameron slept during class he missed when the teacher announced the upcoming test." Which option is NOT a correct way to fix this run-on sentence?

• Cameron slept during class. He missed when the teacher announced the upcoming test.

• Cameron slept during class; he missed when the teacher announced the upcoming test.

• Cameron slept during class, so he missed when the teacher announced the upcoming test.

• Cameron slept during class, he missed when the teacher announced the upcoming test.

Is the following sentence correct/a fragment/a run-on?

Students who have never written an academic assignment may not know how to structure one.

• correct sentence

• a fragment

• a run-on

Janice and Marsha shared the biggest bedroom in the house, the two sisters could never agree on a color to paint the walls.

• run-on

• comma splice

Is this a fragment or complete sentence?

I’ll be better tomorrow.

• Fragment

• Complete Sentence

Which is an INCORRECT way to fix this run-on sentence? That means three are fine, and only one is still wrong. Select the one that is still WRONG.

I tried to pan for gold but it didn't work so at the end I just picked out the gold.

• I tried to pan for gold, but it didn't work. So at the end I just picked out the gold.

• I tried to pan for gold but it didn't work, so at the end I just picked, out the gold.

• I tried to pan for gold. It didn't work, so at the end I just picked out the gold.

• I tried to pan for gold. It didn't work. So at the end I just picked out the gold.

Identify what changes need to be made in order for the sentence to be complete. If the sentence is already correct and no changes are necessary, select No Changes.

While you were out of town.

• Add a comma after "While."

• Change the period to a comma and add the main clause "I watered your plants" to the end of the sentence.

• Add the phrase "this weekend" to the end of the sentence.

• No Changes

Answer explanation

Correction: While you were out of town, I watered your plants.

"While you were out of town" is a subordinate clause. It has a subject and a verb, but it does not make sense by itself. Therefore, we need to add a main clause in order for this to be a complete sentence.

From the following sentences, which one is the ungrammatical one?

• A verb crumpled the milk

• The boy quickly in the house the ball found

• The child found the puppy

• The horse that placed at Del Mar fell

The boy across the street

• Sentence

• Phrase

If you tip your driver regularly, he may deliver your food extra quickly!

• Correct as is!

• Fragment

• Run-on