ACT English CSE Sentence Structure Learning Targets Quiz

Which sentence is correct?

• The movie was exciting it had great special effects.

• The movie was exciting, it had great special effects.

• The movie was exciting; it had great special effects.

• The movie was exciting and had great special effects.

Correct the following sentence: She wanted to stay up late she had a lot of work to do.

• She wanted to stay up late, she had a lot of work to do.

• She wanted to stay up late because she had a lot of work to do.

• She wanted to stay up late and she had a lot of work to do.

• She wanted to stay up late, and a lot of work to do.

Identify the run-on sentence:

• We went to the beach; it was crowded.

• We went to the beach it was crowded.

• We went to the beach, and it was crowded.

• We went to the beach because it was crowded.

Choose the best correction for the run-on: The restaurant was busy the food was delicious.

• The restaurant was busy, the food was delicious.

• The restaurant was busy and the food was delicious.

• The restaurant was busy because the food was delicious.

• The restaurant was busy; the food was delicious.

Which sentence avoids a run-on?

• She loves to cook, and she often tries new recipes.

• She loves to cook she often tries new recipes.

• She loves to cook, she often tries new recipes.

• She loves to cook, often trying new recipes.

Identify the fragment:

• Because it was raining, we stayed indoors.

• Because it was raining.

• It was raining, so we stayed indoors.

• We stayed indoors because it was raining.

Choose the sentence that is not a fragment:

• Walking through the park.

• We were walking through the park.

• While walking through the park.

• Walking through the park on a sunny day.

Fix the fragment: "After the meeting ended."

• After the meeting ended, we went to lunch.
• After, the meeting ended we went to lunch.

Which is a complete sentence?

• Although she was tired.

• Running late for work.

• She was tired, but she finished the project.

• Tired and frustrated.

Identify the sentence fragment:

• The sun set as the boat sailed away.

• As the boat sailed away.

• The sun set.

• The boat sailed away at sunset.