Sentence Structure Quiz

What is a comma splice?

• A comma that functions as a pause

• A comma that combines two complete sentences

• A comma that sets up a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Is a comma splice something you want to avoid using?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What are 3 ways you can fix a comma splice?

• Replace the comma with a period

• Capitalize all of the pronouns

• Reword the entire sentece

• Replace the comma with a semicolon

• Keep the comma and add a conjunction (and, but, etc.)

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

I like iced coffee in the winter, I don't drink hot coffee fast enough.

• The sentence is fine

• The sentence has a comma splice

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.2

The chef, who was already worried about his special, realized that he didn't have the ingredients he needed for the sauce.

• The sentence is fine

• A comma splice is present

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

A semicolon is used to...

• separate two clauses

• connect to a fanboy

• separate transition words

• connect two independent clauses

Inserting a ________ between independent clauses creates a grammatically correct sentence. 

• Period
• Comma
• Semicolon
• Colon

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

• Run-on
• Fragment
• Chili cook off

Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

• During the middle of the summer, Mia rides a camel through the Sahara Desert, located in Africa, looking for a mirage as she longs for water, which, of course, is essential for life.
• Even though Ben despises clowns, he decided to purchase a Puddles the Clown album because he needs to overcome his fears.
• Whenever Evelyn picks up an electric guitar, metal music courses through her blood therefore she turns up the amplifier so that she can blow rattle the foundation of her house. 
• After the producers of the television show "Survivor" selected Kyleigh as a contestant, she lifted weights every day, consumed red meat for every meal, and put on thirty pounds of muscle to bolster her chances to win.