STAAR Editing

What is a comma splice?

• The incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses.

• The correct use of a comma to join two independent clauses.

Academic essays tend to be highly logical, clear logical reasoning is very persuasive.

• no error
• run-on sentence
• comma splice
• sentence fragment

In “Simplicity,” William Zinsser argues that cluttered writing is bad writing, however it can be fixed by eliminating all unnecessary or unclear words.

• no error
• run-on sentence
• comma splice
• sentence fragment

What is the definition of a run on sentence.

• A run on sentence is any sentence that has two or more ideas (dependent clauses) without any punctuation or joining word connecting them
• A run on sentence is any sentence that has two or more ideas (independent clauses) that has punctuation or joining word connecting them
• A run on sentence is any sentence that has one idea (independent clause) without any punctuation or joining word connecting them
• A run on sentence is any sentence that has two or more ideas (independent clauses) without any punctuation or joining word connecting them

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• Malaki left school early and went home to play video games
• Malaki left school early. He went home to play video games
• Malaki left school early he went home to play video games
• Malaki left school early to go home to play video games

Which of the following is a corrected run on sentence.

• Thaddeus ate a box of crayons; he has to go to the hospital.
• Thaddeus ate a box of crayon he has to go to the hospital.
• Thaddeus ate a box of crayons; and he has to go to the hospital.
• Thaddeus ate a box of crayons. And he has to go to the hospital.

I like swimming, and I enjoy running. 
This sentence is a: 

• Run-on
• Fragment
• Complete sentence

The bouncing beach ball

• Sentence
• Fragment
• Run on

My favorite color is red my dining room is painted red
This sentence is a:

• Fragment
• Run-on
• Complete sentence

A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate. 

• Run-on
• Fragment