WorksheetsRun-on, Rambling, Fragment, or Correct Sentence?
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I heard the doorbell ring, so I put down my book and went to answer it, but when I got there, I didn’t see anyone, so I went back to my book, and once again the bell rang, but this time when I got there I found a beautiful basket of flowers.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
2.
Which was built in 1950.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
3.
Needed the materials for the science project.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
4.
We walked for miles through the woods, and we finally found a campsite that we liked, so we pitched our tent beside the stream, and Dad went off to fill the water buckets while we gathered sticks for kindling, and when we came back to camp, the tent was on the ground, and a raccoon was eating our bread and graham crackers.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
5.
Bertha gave me a computer game for my birthday last week.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
6.
Mary McLeod Bethune dreamed of being a teacher, and she attended a college in Chicago, and she won a scholarship for her hard work, and Bethune eventually became a teacher, and she earned the respect of educators and presidents.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
7.
The little boy's toy car was yellow, his sister had a red and white toy truck.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
8.
Carlos is the team captain on the football team, and he plays defensive tackle.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
9.
Lifting the heavy boxes, I hurt my back.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
10.
After I dribbled the ball down the court.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
11.
She won the spelling contest, she will go to the regional level next month.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
12.
My cat was upset all day he didn't get canned food for breakfast.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
13.
Organizations that promise students a scholarship if they pay an extraordinarily high application fee are most likely scams.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
14.
Because Rose was late for the all-you-can-eat buffet, she had to order from the main menu.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
15.
The student fell asleep in class everyone thought this was rude behavior.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
16.
I was happy to walk down the aisle as a bridesmaid in my sister’s wedding, but I was very embarrassed when I stumbled in the middle of the ceremony, for when I recovered, I looked up and saw my sister and I thought she was going to faint.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
17.
Although an immigration lawyer might help me to stay in this country, his fees are too expensive for me to afford.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
18.
I like the history class because the material is explained so well.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
19.
We followed the map we ended up in Canada instead.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
20.
Although the trip to Montreal was not very well planned, we had a great time.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
21.
I received an A on my Psychology test I am happy.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
22.
I could see her standing in the doorway waiting to begin her own walk down the aisle, and her face was all white, she looked like she was going to faint.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
23.
We must accept the facts and our enormous energy requirements, but it is also important not to forget that attempts to economize on safety provisions in such hazardous industries result in increased risk, and these increased risks may result in terrible tragedy, even in disasters whose consequences exceed national boundaries, although it is certainly true that a nuclear power station working safely, without accident, is ecologically one of the cleanest of all industrial plants.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
24.
I could hear him chuckling as he walked toward his store, and I thought to myself that there goes the best grandpa a boy ever had, and that is just what I thought of my grandpa.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
25.
The red car is in the parking lot I don't know where the van and the motorcycle are.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
26.
Many students attend class all morning, and then they work all afternoon and also they have to study at night, so they are usually exhausted at weekends.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
27.
The importance of eating a healthy diet.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
28.
She was the best student in the class all the study groups invited her to participate.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
29.
Most types of lizards live in tropical and subtropical areas of the world, and a few types are found in temperate regions, and none live in arctic regions.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
30.
By 8th grade, students should be able to distinguish between run-ons, rambling sentences, and fragments.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
31.
They are running four miles every morning.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
32.
Some lizards live in burrows, and some live in trees, and some live part of the time in water, but iguanas live in all three habitats.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
33.
While he is planning to be in Europe for the summer.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
34.
Lizards and snakes are similar, but there are also differences, and the differences are that most lizards have legs and that the lower jaw of most lizards is in one piece.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
35.
There weren't enough copies to go around we had to share the copies that were available.
a)
run-on
b)
rambling
c)
fragment
d)
correct
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