FROCS - Black History Month

Is this sentence punctuated correctly?

Vermont was the first colony; to ban slavery in 1777.

• Yes. This sentence is written perfectly.

• No. The semi-colon should be removed.

Is this an independent clause (a simple sentence)?

As soon as Shirley Chisholm was elected to the United States Congress.

• No.

  This is a dependent clause.

  It does NOT express a complete thought.

• Yes.

  There is a subject and predicate/verb.

  It expresses a complete thought.

Is this an independent clause (a simple sentence)?

Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 2021.

• No.

  This is a dependent clause.

  It does NOT express a complete thought.

• Yes.

  There is a subject and predicate/verb.

  It expresses a complete thought.

Is this an independent clause (a simple sentence)?

Refusing to move to the back of the bus.

• No.

  This is a dependent clause.

  It does NOT express a complete thought.

• Yes.

  There is a subject and predicate/verb.

  It expresses a complete thought.

Is this a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence?

Ruby Bridges changed history.

• run-on

• fragment

• complete sentence

Select the BEST way to revise the group of words below and make it a complete sentence.

Was the 44th President of the United States.

• add a predicate/verb

• add a subject

• 1. add a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

• add an independent clause

Select the BEST way to revise the group of words below and make it a complete sentence.

As a doctor, engineer, and NASA astronaut.

• add a predicate/verb

• add an independent clause

• remove the commas, then add a semi-colon in its place

• add a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

Select the BEST way to revise the group of words below and make it a complete sentence.

Frederick Douglass wanted to end the practice of

enslaving people, he continued to push for equality until his death.

• remove the comma, then add a semi-colon in its place

• capitalize the word "he"

• 1. remove the comma

• add a period after the word "practice."

Such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall.

• run-on

• complete sentence

• 1. fragment

Select the BEST way to revise the group of words below and make it a complete sentence.

Pitchers sometimes threw the ball at Robinson on purpose he refused to quit.

• add a predicate/verb

• add a semi-colon

  to separate 2 independent clauses

• 1. add a comma before the coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)

• remove the subordinating conjunction