Avoiding Run-On Sentences

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English
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6th Grade
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Easy
Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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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
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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