Choppy Sentences

Jonas waited. No one came. An hour went by. Still, no one came. It was getting late.

• fragments

• run-on sentences

• choppy sentences

• dependent clauses

Cats are fluffy. Cats are cute. Cats are sneaky.

• Stringy sentence

• Run-on sentence

• Wordy sentence

• Choppy sentence

We have cherry pie. We have apple pie. We have blueberry pie.

• Stringy sentence

• Run-on sentence

• Wordy sentence

• Choppy sentence

The gym is open Wednesday. The gym is open Thursday. The gym is not open Friday.

• Stringy sentence

• Run-on sentence

• Wordy sentence

• Choppy sentence

The house is old. The house is spooky. The house is haunted.

• Stringy sentence

• Run-on sentence

• Wordy sentence

• Choppy sentence

Apples are red. Apples are green. Apples are yellow.

• Stringy sentence

• Run-on sentence

• Wordy sentence

• Choppy sentence

Which of the following sentences is an example of a choppy sentence?

• The sun is shining. The birds are singing.

• The sun is shining and the birds are singing.

• Because the sun is shining, the birds are singing.

• The sun shines, and the birds sing.

Identify the sentence that is NOT choppy.

• The dog barked. The cat hissed.

• The dog barked, and the cat hissed.

• The dog barked. The cat hissed. The mouse ran.

• The dog barked. The cat hissed. The mouse ran away.

What is a common characteristic of choppy sentences?

• They are long and complex.

• They are short and abrupt.

• They contain many conjunctions.

• They are grammatically incorrect.

Which revision improves the choppy sentence: 'She likes apples. She likes oranges. She likes bananas.'?

• She likes apples, oranges, and bananas.

• She likes apples. She likes oranges. She likes bananas.

• She likes apples and she likes oranges and she likes bananas.

• She likes apples; she likes oranges; she likes bananas.