Fragment/Run on Quiz

Matt sent out a funny email to his classmates not everyone got all the jokes. What is the best way to correct this run-on sentence?

• Everyone not getting all the jokes, Matt sent out a funny email to his classmates.

• Matt sent out a funny email to his classmates, so not everyone got all the jokes.

• Matt sent out a funny email to his classmates, but not everyone got all the jokes.

• Matt sent out a funny email to his classmates, not everyone got all the jokes.

Around the side of the barn on the Williams' Ranch. What is the correct way to write the sentence above?

• Around the side of the barn on the Williams' Ranch as the storm clouds started to gather.

• Around the side of the barn on the Williams' Ranch, there is a large baseball field.

• It is correct as is.

• Around the side of the barn on the Williams' Ranch where all of the tools are kept.

Alli wanted to celebrate her wedding with her coworkers she threw a bridal shower in the office break room. What is the best way to write this sentence?

• Alli wanted to celebrate her wedding with her coworkers, but she threw a bridal shower in the office break room.

• Alli wanted to celebrate her wedding with her coworkers; so, she threw a bridal shower in the office break room.

• Throwing a bridal shower in the office break room, Alli wanted to celebrate her wedding with her coworkers.

• Alli wanted to celebrate her wedding with her coworkers, so she threw a bridal shower in the office break room.

After reading the passage above, which of the following sentences is a sentence fragment?

• sentence 5

• sentence 2

• sentence 6

• sentence 1

What is the best way to change the sentence below? Jonah's professor said he was a strong writer with creative ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative—ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative ideas, so he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer. With creative ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative ideas he decided; to enter a short story contest.

How should the sentence below be written? The man played a strange keyboard to entertain the audience he was from another country.

• The man played a strange keyboard to entertain the audience, he was from another country.

• The man played a strange keyboard to entertain the audience was from another country.

• The man played a strange keyboard to entertain the audience. He was from another country.

• From another country, the man played a strange keyboard to entertain the audience.

What is the best way to change this sentence? Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative—ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer. With creative ideas he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative ideas, so he decided to enter a short story contest.

• Jonah's teacher said he was a strong writer with creative ideas he decided; to enter a short story contest.

What is the correct way to write the sentence above?

• If you are caught outside in a thunderstorm when there is frequent lightning in the sky.

• If you are caught outside in a thunderstorm, you should look for shelter to avoid lightning.

• If you are caught outside in a thunderstorm with your teammates during a baseball game.

• If you are caught outside in a thunderstorm, because you were walking home from soccer practice.

What is required between two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction?

• A period

• A comma

• A semicolon

• An exclamation mark

What punctuation is suggested to correct a run-on sentence with two independent clauses?

• Colon

• Semicolon

• Dash

• Ellipsis