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Fragments, Sentences, and Run-ons

Quiz by Charlotte Jump

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    What is a sentence fragment?
    A group of words missing one or more of these things: a subject, a verb, or a complete thought
    A group of words missing all three of these things: a subject, a verb, and a complete thought
    A group of words missing one or more of these things: a subject, a verb, or a question mark
    A group of words missing a noun or pronoun
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of these is NOT a punctuation option for the end of a sentence?
    question mark
    exclamation point
    comma
    period
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of these groups of words is a sentence fragment?
    She left soon after the show ended.
    He wouldn't leave.
    Why don't you leave now?
    Why do you always on Wednesdays?
    30s
  • Q4
    Is this a complete sentence? "Running is tiring."
    Yes
    No
    30s
  • Q5
    How many sentences are contained in this group of words? "The students went to the classroom they got out their book, then they started to read.
    2
    4
    1
    3
    30s
  • Q6
    The beautiful bird flying high above the trees. <-- is that a fragment, sentence, or run-on?
    sentence
    Run-on sentence
    fragment
    30s
  • Q7
    I got home late, washed my face and fell asleep. <-- which is a good way to fix this run-on sentence?
    I got home late. I washed my face and fell asleep.
    I got home late, then washed my face, then fell asleep.
    I got home late, washed my face, and then fell asleep.
    Because I got home late, I washed my face, and then fell asleep.
    30s
  • Q8
    The store was out of donuts, so I bought a bagel. <--is this a fragment, sentence, or run-on?
    run-on
    fragment
    sentence
    30s
  • Q9
    True or False: a subject is always a noun or pronoun
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q10
    Does the following group of words have both a subject AND a verb? The family thought they heard burglars.
    No
    Yes
    30s
  • Q11
    Is the following group of words a fragment, complete sentence, or run-on sentence? After Amy sneezed all over my dinner.
    Fragment
    Complete sentence
    Run-on sentence
    30s
  • Q12
    Does the following group of words have both a subject AND a verb? Running on Mondays is rough.
    No
    Yes
    30s
  • Q13
    Does the following group of words have both a subject AND a verb? In the dark of night.
    No
    Yes
    30s

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