Question 1

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

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The library is closing soon we should check out our books now.

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Because the library is closing soon.

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Since the library is closing soon, we need to hurry.

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The library is closing soon, so we should check out our books now.

Question 2

Identify which of the following is a sentence fragment.

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After we finished the difficult science project and turned it in.

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We finished the project, and we turned it in.

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When the project was over, we celebrated.

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The science project was difficult, but we finished it.

Question 3

Which of the following is written correctly as a single sentence without being a run-on or a fragment?

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The storm clouds gathered quickly; however, the baseball game continued.

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The storm clouds gathered quickly the baseball game continued.

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Gathering quickly in the dark afternoon sky.

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The storm clouds gathered quickly, the baseball game continued.

Question 4

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence from the options below to fix this error: "I love to write stories I hope to be an author one day."

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I love to write stories, and I hope to be an author one day.

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I love to write stories, I hope to be an author one day.

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I love to write stories; and I hope to be an author one day.

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Because I love to write stories and hope to be an author.

Question 5

Choose the best way to correct this sentence: "The sun was setting behind the mountains, the temperature began to drop rapidly."

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The sun was setting behind the mountains; the temperature began to drop rapidly.

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Setting behind the mountains as the temperature dropped.

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The sun was setting behind the mountains, and so, the temperature began to drop rapidly.

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The sun was setting behind the mountains the temperature began to drop rapidly.

Question 6

Which of the following describes the error in this example? "Running through the park on a sunny Tuesday afternoon."

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It is a fragment because it lacks a subject and a finite verb to express a complete thought.

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It is a run-on sentence because it is too long to be a single sentence.

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It is a comma splice because it joins two independent clauses incorrectly.

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It is a run-on sentence because it lacks a comma before a conjunction.

Question 7

Identify which of the following provides a correct way to fix the comma splice: "The dolphins jumped through the waves, they chirped to one another."

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The dolphins jumped through the waves. They chirped to one another.

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Jumping through the waves and chirping to one another.

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The dolphins jumped through the waves, chirping to one another, they were happy.

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The dolphins jumped through the waves they chirped to one another.

Question 8

Which of the following is a fused sentence (a type of run-on sentence)?

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The pizza arrived early the driver forgot the napkins.

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The pizza arrived early, but the driver forgot the napkins.

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The pizza that arrived early from the Italian restaurant downtown.

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Since the pizza arrived early, we were not ready to eat.

Question 9

Which of the following examples is a fragment?

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Despite the fact that the school team won the championship game last night.

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Last night, the school team won the championship game.

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The school team won the championship game last night; however, the captain was injured.

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The school team won the championship game last night, and everyone celebrated.

Question 10

Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated and is neither a run-on nor a fragment?

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Since we have no school tomorrow, we can stay up late to watch a movie.

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Stayed up late because there is no school tomorrow.

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No school tomorrow, we can stay up late.

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We have no school tomorrow we can stay up late to watch a movie.

Question 11

Choose the sentence that is correctly punctuated and is NOT a run-on or a fragment.

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The storm clouds gathered quickly; we decided to head inside.

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The rain started to fall heavily we ran toward the house.

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Because the thunder was so loud and frightening.

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Splashing through the puddles in our backyard.

Question 12

Identify which of the following is a run-on sentence.

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The library is a quiet place to study I go there every Tuesday after school.

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Reading my favorite mystery novel under the old oak tree.

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Since the library is closed on Sundays, I study at the kitchen table.

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Walking home from school in the cool autumn breeze.

Question 13

Which of the following demonstrates a sentence fragment?

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After we finished the difficult science project and turned it in.

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The sun went down, yet the park was still crowded.

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I forgot my lunch; however, my friend shared hers with me.

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Go to the store.

Question 14

Which of the following options correctly fixes this run-on sentence: "The soccer game was cancelled it rained all afternoon."

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The soccer game was cancelled because it rained all afternoon.

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The soccer game was cancelled, it rained all afternoon.

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The soccer game was cancelled it rained, all afternoon.

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Cancelled because it rained all afternoon.

Question 15

Which of the following is a comma splice?

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The band practiced for hours, they wanted to win the local competition.

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Practicing for hours to win the local competition.

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The band practiced for hours they wanted to win the local competition.

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The band practiced for hours because they wanted to win the local competition.

Question 16

Which of the following describes the grammatical error in this sentence? "The museum was closed for renovations, therefore, we visited the art gallery instead."

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It is a comma splice because a comma is used to join two independent clauses with only a conjunctive adverb.

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It is a run-on because there is no punctuation used between the two complete thoughts.

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It is a correctly punctuated sentence because it uses a comma before the word 'therefore'.

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It is a fragment because the second part of the sentence lacks a subject.

Question 17

Which of the following describes the grammatical error in this sentence: "The museum was closed for renovations, therefore, we visited the art gallery instead."

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It is a comma splice.

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It is a fused run-on sentence.

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It is a complete and correctly punctuated sentence.

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It is a sentence fragment.

Question 18

Choose the correctly written sentence that avoids being a run-on or a fragment.

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Since it was a holiday, the school was empty.

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Because the school was empty on the national holiday.

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The school was empty it was a holiday.

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The school was empty, it was a holiday.

Question 19

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

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Throughout the long and grueling championship game on Saturday.

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Stop the car now!

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They practiced every day for weeks.

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The team won the game, and the fans cheered loudly.

Question 20

Choose the correct way to fix this run-on sentence: "My cat loves to nap on the sofa he sleeps there all day long."

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My cat loves to nap on the sofa; he sleeps there all day long.

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My cat loves to nap on the sofa, he sleeps there all day long.

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My cat loves to nap on the sofa he sleeps, there all day long.

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Because my cat loves to nap on the sofa he sleeps there.

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