Sentence Bad Guys Review Warm Up Quiz

What is Fragment Fred's crime?

• Fragment Fred sticks two complete sentences together with a comma and no FANBOY.

• Fragment Fred's sentences don't make sense; they are out of order or make you think, "Huh?"

• Fragment Fred pretends that a part of a sentence is a whole sentence.

• Fragment Fred sticks two complete sentences together with thin air.

Which sentence DOES NOT have a Fragment Fred?

• I hid the truth from my parents. When I told them I had finished my homework.

• After my parents caught me lying, they no longer trusted me. I cried.

• Since I cannot see my friends. I feel like I am not as close with them.

• My parents won't let me hang out with my friends. Because I lied to them.

CORRECT THE FRAGMENT FRED BELOW:

When Pierre got to school. He tried to connect to the WIFI, but he couldn't.

What is Comma Splice Carl's Crime?

• Comma Splice Carl sticks two complete sentences together with a comma and no FANBOY.

• Comma Splice Carl's sentences don't make sense; they are out of order or make you think, "Huh?"

• Comma Splice Carl pretends that a part of a sentence is a whole sentence.

• Comma Splice Carl sticks two complete sentences together with thin air.

Which sentence has a comma splice?

• Since he never left the house, he didn't know what the outside world was like.

• She didn't understand the first time, so she looked at it again.

• Darryn was dizzy, he nearly tipped over.

• She had one option left: run away.

CORRECT THIS COMMA SPLICE BY REPLACING THE COMMA:

The bread was dry, he got some honey for it.

A Run-on Ralph is a sentence that...

• combines two complete sentences together with only a comma and no FANBOY.

• doesn't make any sense and makes you think, "Huh?"

• combines two complete sentences together with thin air.

Which sentence is a Run-on Ralph?

• The sun is bright put on some sunblock.

• Put on the sunblock because the sun is bright.

• The sun is bright, so put on some sunblock.

What can you put in the blank to fix this RUN ON RALPH?

Ponyboy was ready to overcome any challenge ____ he didn't have the outgoing personality he needed to confront Darry.

What is Awkward Arthur's Crime?

• Awkward Arthur sticks two complete sentences together with a comma and no FANBOY.

• Awkward Arthur's sentences don't make sense; they are out of order or make you think, "Huh?"

• Awkward Arthur pretends that a part of a sentence is a whole sentence.

• Awkward Arthur sticks two complete sentences together with thin air.