WorksheetsSentence Structure & Clarity
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is a characteristic of a sentence fragment?
Contains both a subject and predicate
Expresses a complete thought
Lacks either a subject or predicate
Can stand alone as a complete sentence
How can you fix a comma splice?
Remove all punctuation
Add more commas between clauses
Add a period between independent clauses
Add more dependent clauses
What is a run-on sentence?
A sentence that uses too many words
Independent clauses with no punctuation between them
A sentence with proper conjunction usage
A sentence with multiple dependent clauses
Which coordinating conjunction can be used to fix a comma splice?
However
Therefore
Moreover
But
Identify the correct way to fix the fragment "Running through the park."
Through the park running
Running through
The park running through
She was running through the park
What punctuation mark can be used between independent clauses to fix a run-on sentence?
Comma alone
Semicolon
Quotation marks
Parentheses
A comma splice occurs when:
Which is NOT a way to fix a fused sentence?
Adding a semicolon between independent clauses
Using a coordinating conjunction with a comma
Adding more dependent clauses without punctuation
Separating the clauses into two sentences
What makes a clause independent?
It depends on another clause
It contains only a subject
It expresses a complete thought and can stand alone
It uses multiple conjunctions
Which conjunctive adverb can be used with a semicolon to fix a run-on sentence?
And
But
Or
However
Identify the element that all sentence fragments lack:
A complete thought
Proper punctuation
Capital letters
Multiple clauses
What is the correct punctuation pattern when using a conjunctive adverb between independent clauses?
Comma, conjunctive adverb, comma
Semicolon, conjunctive adverb, comma
Period, conjunctive adverb, comma
Comma, conjunctive adverb, semicolon
Which is a coordinating conjunction?
However
Therefore
Yet
Moreover
To fix a sentence fragment, you must:
Remove all punctuation
Add the missing subject or verb
What type of error occurs in this sentence: "John likes pizza, he eats it every day"?
Sentence fragment
Run-on sentence
Comma splice
Perfect sentence structure
