Complex Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A fragment is:
A run-on sentence
An incomplete thought / sentence
Grammatically correct
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A comma splice is:
A complex sentence that begins with a subordinating conjunction
Incorrectly combining two independent clauses with a comma
An incomplete thought
Grammatically correct
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose ALL of the ways that you can fix a comma splice:
Use a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
Use a semicolon instead of a comma
Use a colon instead of a comma
Create a dependent clause
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
A complex sentence is a sentence that only contains independent clauses.
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains a subject and a verb.
A complex sentence is a sentence that is short and simple.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A complex sentence must always have a comma.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1E
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.3.1I
CCSS.L.7.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Jax looked at his wrist, the watch pointed in a direction and had a number under it.
Jax looked at his wrist, the watch pointed in a direction and had a number under it.
Correct
Comma Splice
Fragment
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We talked for at least 30 minutes, we would have talked more if it weren’t for that same old text from my mom.
We talked for at least 30 minutes, we would have talked more if it weren’t for that same old text from my mom.
Correct
Comma Splice
Fragment
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
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