Complex Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments

Complex Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments

8th Grade

17 Qs

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Complex Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments

Complex Sentences, Comma Splices, and Fragments

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.2C, L.4.1F, L.3.1H

+7

Standards-aligned

Created by

Allison Farr

Used 10+ times

FREE Resource

17 questions

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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.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A complex sentence must always have a comma.
True
False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

  1.  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

  1. 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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