Punctuation

1. After a split second of hesitation, the player leaped for the ball or, rather, limped for it.

Where does the dash go?

• After " After a split second of hesitation".

• Before "or, rather, limped for it".

• Nowhere

2.Bob Smith ate cookies while drinking milk.

Where does the dash go in this sentence?

• Nowhere

• Before 'ate'

• After 'While'

3.A _______ occurs when two or more complete sentences are connected improperly.

• Run - on sentence

• Fragment

4.A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject ,a predicate or a complete thought.

• Run - on sentence

• Fragment

5.A _______ paired with a ______________ ___________ will correct a run-on sentence.

• Comma, coordinating conjunction

• Semicolon, coordinating conjunction

• Period, coordinating conjunction

6. My new watch has a compass, a timer and an alarm.

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

• Run - on sentence

7.Even though the team shows no improvement

This is an example of a _________.

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

• Run - on sentence

8.Mr. Blakely knew Seth made a bad decision he told him so.

This sentence is an example of a:

• Fragment

• Complete sentence

• Run - on sentence

9.How could you fix the following run-on sentence? "Jayden rode his bicycle all day long by sunset he traveled fifty miles."

• Tim rode his bicycle all day long. By sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Tim rode his bicycle, all day long, by sunset, he'd traveled fifty miles.

• Tim rode his bicycle; all day long by sunset. He'd traveled fifty miles.

10. How could you fix the following run-on sentence:

"It was so cold outside that my ears froze they didn't warm up until I came indoors?"

• It was so cold outside, that my ears froze, they didn't warm up , until I came indoors.

• It was so cold outside that my ears froze, they didn't warm up, until I came indoors.

• It was so cold outside that my ears froze; they didn't warm up until I came indoors.