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Avoiding Run-On Sentences

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

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Avoiding Run-On Sentences
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Fix this sentence:
I play softball my sister plays volleyball.

I play softball. my sister plays volleyball.

I play softball, my sister plays volleyball.

I play softball, but my sister plays volleyball.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

Hollywood is famous many films are made in Hollywood.

Correct

Run-on

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly. 

Run-on

Fragment

Chili cook off

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A _______ paired with a ______________  ___________ will correct a run-on sentence. 

Comma, coordinating conjunction

Period, coordinating conjunction

Period, coordinating conjunction

Semicolon, coordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How could you fix the following run-on sentence? Torin rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles.

Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

Torin rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

Torin rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset; he'd traveled fifty miles.

Torin rode his bicycle. All day long; by sunset he'd traveled fifty miles.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

True or False: A run-on sentence can be corrected simply by inserting a comma. 

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. 

Period

Comma

Semicolon

Colon

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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