Sentence structure practice

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Visual learners absorb information best through seeing they prefer diagrams and charts.

• Visual learners absorb information best through seeing. They prefer diagrams and charts.

• Visual learners absorb information best through seeing, they prefer diagrams and charts.

• Visual learners absorb information best through seeing; they prefer diagrams and charts.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Flexibility exercises enhance the range of motion they prevent injuries, examples include yoga and stretching routines.

• Flexibility exercises enhance the range of motion, they prevent injuries. Examples include yoga and stretching routines.

• Flexibility exercises enhance the range of motion and prevent injuries, examples include yoga and stretching routines.

• Flexibility exercises enhance the range of motion and prevent injuries. Examples include yoga and stretching routines.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Discussion forums provide spaces for users to ask questions they engage in conversations on various topics.

• Discussion forums provide spaces for users to ask questions, and engage in conversations on various topics.

• Discussion forums provide spaces for users to ask questions and engage in conversations on various topics.

• Discussion forums provide spaces for users to ask questions, engage in conversations on various topics.

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• Social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Allow users to connect with friends and professional contacts.

• Social networking sites, such as Facebook and LinkedIn, allow users to connect with friends and professional contacts.

• Social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, they allow users to connect with friends and professional contacts.

• Social networking sites allow users to connect with friends, they also allow users to connect with professional contacts.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• The committee met last Tuesday to discuss the upcoming event.

• Although the committee met last Tuesday.

• The committee, which met last Tuesday, had a productive session.

• Last Tuesday, the committee met to discuss the upcoming event.

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• She finished her report on time it was well-received by her supervisor.

• She finished her report on time. It was well-received by her supervisor.

• Because she finished her report on time, it was well-received by her supervisor.

• She finished her report on time, and it was well-received by her supervisor.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

• The sun set over the horizon, the sky turned orange and pink.

• The sun set over the horizon. The sky turned orange and pink.

• As the sun set over the horizon, the sky turned orange and pink.

• The sun set over the horizon, and the sky turned orange and pink.

Which of the following sentences is a fragment?

• Walking through the park, she noticed the flowers blooming.

• While walking through the park.

• She enjoyed walking through the park every morning.

• Walking through the park was her favorite part of the day.

Which of the following sentences is a run-on sentence?

• He loves to read books he goes to the library every week.

• He loves to read books, so he goes to the library every week.

• Because he loves to read books, he goes to the library every week.

• He loves to read books. He goes to the library every week.

Which of the following sentences contains a comma splice?

• The movie was boring, we decided to leave early.

• The movie was boring; we decided to leave early.

• Because the movie was boring, we decided to leave early.

• The movie was boring. We decided to leave early.