Word Work Mission 3 (Conjunctions & Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons)

Select ALL the correct answers.

Anita was in the hospital her granddaughter Sharon baked chocolate chip cookies to take to her.

Which choice is the correct way to rewrite the run-on sentence above?

• Anita was in the hospital her granddaughter Sharon baked chocolate chip cookies. To take to her.

• Anita was in the hospital, her granddaughter Sharon baked chocolate chip cookies to take to her.

• Anita was in the hospital her granddaughter. Sharon baked chocolate chip cookies to take to her.

• Anita was in the hospital, so her granddaughter Sharon baked chocolate chip cookies to take to her.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Select ALL the correct answers.

In the field.

Which of the following ways correctly change the fragment above into complete sentences?

• Barbara chased rabbits in the field.

• Kept falling down in the field.

• Had a picnic in the field.

• Yesterday running around in the field.

• We gathered flowers in the field.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Connor took his time walking home from school he got in trouble with his mom.

How should the run-on sentence above BEST be written?

• Connor took his time, walking home from school so got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, so he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time walking home from school, he got in trouble with his mom.

• Connor took his time, walking home from school, so got in trouble with his mom.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

The football team members won their last game they will win their next game.

How should the run-on sentence above BEST be written?

• The football team members, won their last game, they will win their next game.

• The football team members won their last game, they will win their next game.

• The football team members won their last game and they will win their next game.

• The football team members won their last game, and they will win their next game.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

(1) Meghan left her house to spend the night with her friend Leslie. (2) They stayed up all night listening to music. (3) When Leslie put on her favorite CD. (4) She said, "That's kids' music." (5) After she said this, Leslie was hurt and told Meghan to go back home.

Which sentence is a fragment sentence?

• 3

• 5

• 2

• 1

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CCSS.L.4.1F

(1) Roland tried out for the basketball team he was too short, but he made it anyway. (2) When they started the season, he scored most of the team's points. (3) After five games, Roland quit. (4) He decided that he didn't like basketball. (5) He joined the after-school ballet class instead.

Which sentence is a run-on sentence?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• 1

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CCSS.L.4.1F

(1) On the bus ride to school. (2) Daniel was carrying grasshoppers, beetles, and crickets in his hat. (3) Carmen took Daniel's hat. (4) When she put it on her head, all the kids started to laugh. (5) All the insects fell into her hair and on her shirt.

Which sentence is a fragment sentence?

• 5

• 1

• 2

• 4

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Select the correct answer.

What is the best way to use a coordinating conjunction to combine the following sentences?

Protecting Body Organs

The body is home to different parts like the heart, liver, stomach, and kidneys. These organs are important to keeping the body working. These organs are soft or they can be easily damaged.

• These organs are soft and they can be easily damaged.

• These organs are soft, or they can be easily damaged.

• These organs are soft, so they can be easily damaged.

• These organs are soft so they can be easily damaged.

• The body’s skeleton helps to protect these delicate organs.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Keith wanted to buy a new skateboard. Keith didn't have enough money to buy a new skateboard.

How can a conjunction be best used to combine these two sentences without changing their meaning?

• Keith wanted to buy a new skateboard he didn't have enough money to do so.

• Keith wanted to buy a new skateboard, and he didn't have enough money to do so.

• Keith wanted to buy a new skateboard, but he didn't have enough money to do so.

• Keith wanted to buy a new skateboard, since he didn't have enough money to do so.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

I really wanted to see the movie, so I asked my mom for ten dollars.

Which word in the sentence above is a coordinating conjunction?

• so

• to

• for

• the

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E