Run-On Sentences

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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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JULIA MORROW
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Every sentence must begin with _________________________.
A capital letter
A quotation mark
Punctuation
A question
Tags
CCSS.L.1.2A
CCSS.L.2.2A
CCSS.L.3.2A
CCSS.L.4.2A
CCSS.L.K.2A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A run-on sentence...
Contains a single independent clause.
Occurs when independent clauses are not joined properly.
Must contain a noun, verb, and adjective.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An independent clause....
Expresses an incomplete idea and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Must contain an adjective.
Expresses a complete idea and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True or false: When using a semi-colon, there should be 2 independent clauses (complete sentences) on either side.
True
False
Tags
CCSS.L.9-10.2A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To fix a run-on sentence, you can...
Split the sentence into 2 independent clauses using a period.
Use a semi-colon to separate the two independent clauses.
Use a comma and coordinating conjunction to separate the independent clauses.
All of the above.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the group of words that lists coordinating conjunctions used to join independent clauses.
for example, nevertheless, thus
and, but, for, nor, or so, yet
also, besides, similarly, then
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a run-on sentence?
Juan plays the violin, and his sister plays the cello.
Rita left school early to go to a doctor's appointment.
Rita left school early she went to a doctor's appointment.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1F
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