Fragments, Splices, and Run-ons

In the sentence, "Cassie played Monopoly against Tim and Moby," what is the subject?

• Cassie

• Monopoly

• Tim

• Moby

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

In the sentence, "Rita visited the Grand Canyon last summer," what is the predicate?

• Rita

• Visited the Grand Canyon

• Grand Canyon

• Last Summer

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• He gently rocks the cradle.

• The cradle rocks gently.

• How gently did he rock the cradle?

• Gently rocking the cradle.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.I

How can you fix the sentence fragment, "jumped over the moon?"

• Add a subject

• Add a predicate

• Add a dependent clause

• Add a subordinating conjunction

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.I

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• He failed, even though he worked hard.

• Even though he worked hard.

• He worked hard.

• He failed.

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E2.9D.I

Which of these is an independent clause?

• What Moby learned

• After Rita tutored Moby

• Moby learned math

• But Moby still had trouble with grammar

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.D.V

What's the key difference between a dependent and an independent clause?

• An independent clause contains a subject and predicate; a dependent clause contains neither

• An independent clause contains a verb; a dependent clause does not

• An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence; a dependent clause can't

• An independent clause describes an action; a dependent clause describes a person, place or thing

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TEKS.ELA.7.10D.VIII

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E1.9.D.V

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.C

TEKS.ELA.E2.9.D.V

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• The Giants win the pennant!

• The Giants!

• The Giants win!

• It was an historic home run!

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.I

How can you fix the fragment, "After Moby came home?"

• Add a subject

• Add a predicate

• Describe what happened after Moby came home

• Add a dependent clause

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.I

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.8.10D.I

TEKS.ELA.E1.9D.I

Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• But

• Or

• Although