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Complete Sentence?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What needs to be corrected?

She writes music and he plays the guitar.

a)

Add a comma before "and"

b)

Add a semicolon before "and"

c)

Take out the word "he"

d)

Nothing. The sentence is correct.

2.

What sentence error occurs in this sentence?:

The weather man said it was going to be sunny yet it rained all afternoon!

a)

Sentence Fragment

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Run-On Sentence

d)

No Error

3.

Choose the correct version of this sentence:

My teacher loves coffee and has Starbucks every day.

a)

My teacher loves coffee, and has Starbucks every day.

b)

My teacher loves coffee and, has Starbucks every day.

c)

My teacher loves coffee; has Starbuck every day.

d)

My teacher loves coffee and has Starbucks every day.

4.

Which IS NOT a correction for this sentence?:

I took my dog for a walk we played frisbee there.

a)

I took my dog for a walk, and we played frisbee there.

b)

I took my dog for a walk and we played frisbee there.

c)

I took my dog for a walk. We played frisbee there.

d)

I took my dog for a walk; we played frisbee there.

5.

What is the VERB of the following sentence?:

Sarah screamed after seeing the spider on the wall.

a)

Sarah

b)

after seeing the spider on the wall

c)

screamed after seeing the spider on the wall

d)

screamed

6.

Fix this sentence:

I forgot to do my homework so I'm going to give me a bad grade my parents are going to be mad.

a)

I forgot to do my homework, so I'm going to get a bad grade. My parents are going to be mad.

b)

I forgot to do my homework, so I'm going to get a bad grade, my parents are going to be mad.

c)

I forgot to do my homework so I'm going to get a bad grade. My parents are going to be mad.

d)

I forgot to do my homework so I'm going to get a bad grade; my parents are going to be mad.

7.

What is the sentence error?:

I prefer to type my essays versus write them, my handwriting is messy!

a)

Run-On Sentence

b)

Comma Splice

c)

Sentence Fragment

d)

Double Run-On Sentence

8.

What sentence part is missing?:

went for a jog.

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Predicate

d)

Ending Punctuation

9.

What sentence part is missing?:

The principal the announcement.

a)

Subject

b)

Verb

c)

Predicate

d)

Ending Punctuation

10.

How many errors are in this sentence?:

my friend invited me to go apple-picking this weekend and i'm excited to get a caramel apple from Ski Hi

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

How can this fragment be made into a complete sentence?:

other people's perspectives

a)

Add a subject

b)

Add a verb

c)

Add a subject and verb

d)

Add a predicate

12.

How can this sentence be corrected?:

My book is the house on mango street and i like the vignettes.

a)

My book is the house on mango street and i like the vignettes.

b)

My book is the house on mango street, and I like the vignettes.

c)

My book is The House on Mango Street, and i like the vignettes.

d)

My book is The House on Mango Street, and I like the vignettes.

13.

Which of the following choices is NOT part a coordinating conjunction?

a)

for

b)

yet

c)

also

d)

so

14.

Which of the following conjunctions should be added to this sentence to make the most sense?:

I do not like pepperoni pizza, _____ any other meat pizza because I'm a vegetarian.

a)

and

b)

yet

c)

but

d)

nor

15.

What needs to be fixed?:

The political debates were difficult to watch many people were disappointed in what took place.

a)

Comma after "watch"

b)

Semicolon after "watch"

c)

Period after "watch"

d)

No corrections needed.

16.

Which of the following is an example of a comma splice?

a)

The football team plays away, but the soccer team plays at home.

b)

The cross country team has an invite this weekend, the swim team just has optional practice.

c)

The basketball teams are eager to start their season, and the cheer squad is looking forward to their competitions.

d)

The volleyball team plays tonight, yet the tennis team plays on Monday.

17.

Fix this run-on:

The President of the United States has Coronavirus so does the First Lady everyone around them needs to quarantine.

a)

The President of the United States has Coronavirus and so does the First Lady. Everyone around them needs to quarantine!

b)

The President of the United States has Coronavirus, so does the First Lady, everyone around them needs to quarantine.

c)

The President of the United States has Coronavirus, and so does the First Lady; everyone around them needs to quarantine.

d)

The President of the United States has Coronavirus; so does the First Lady; everyone around them needs to quarantine.

18.

Fix this fragment:

tired?

a)

You tired?

b)

Dad tired?

c)

Tired today?

d)

Are you tired?

19.

What is the subject of the sentence?:

My brother and I play hockey together.

a)

My brother and I

b)

My brother

c)

play

d)

play hockey together

20.

What is Mrs. Slosarek's biggest pet peeve regarding sentences?

a)

Not using correct punctuation.

b)

Writing in continuous run-ons.

c)

Not capitalizing words, especially "I".

d)

Not knowing what a "verb" is.