Sentence Errors

Which is guilty of a comma splice?

• Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!

• Roxy will be nine, in March.

• Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives.

• Dogs can decrease stress, they are great companions.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which is a run-on sentence?

• Roxy is a therapy dog and she loves LHS!

• Her 4th year at LHS since she first came to school in 2014.

• Dogs are great companions, and they enrich our lives.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a sentence fragment?

• Every day deserves your best effort.

• Strong writing skills will help you succeed, but mastery is hard work!

• Every day after graduation but before summer.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is guilty of a comma splice?

• Pizza is the most perfect food, I eat it every day.

• Pizza is the most perfect food, so I eat it every day.

• Because I love pizza, I eat it daily.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which is a run-on sentence?

• The start of the school day may be delayed the 2019 school year may bring changes.

• The start of the school day may be delayed, the 2019 school year may bring changes.

• Because School Board members want to make a later start to the school day.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is a run-on sentence?

• When graduation arrives, I'll be cheering.

• Students and teachers have worked hard.

• Graduation will be here soon students are looking to the future.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Which is guilty of a comma splice?

• Spring Break is almost here, and we have 10 days off!

• Spring Break is almost here, we have 10 days off!

• Since Spring Break is almost here.

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma. 
Where does the comma belong?

• Between unless and you
• Between graduate and you
• Between not and need
• This complex sentence does not need a comma

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.4.2C

Which are correctly written complex sentences?

• When I was a baby, my dad was in the army.
• Although I was tired.
• An adjective describes a noun.
• A proper noun needs to be capitalized.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.2.1F

Because you are my best friend I will be loyal to you always.

Where does the comma belong?

• between friend and I
• between you and are
• between loyal and to
• This is a correctly written and punctuated complex sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F