Run-Ons and Fragments Quiz

Identify the sentence fragment.

• The car is fast.

• Driving down the road.

• The road is long.

• Cars are parked.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Before the bell rings.

• The bell rings loudly.

• When the bell rings.

• Ringing loudly.

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• Running through the park.

• The children played.

• The dog barked.

• The flowers bloomed.

Choose the correct way to combine these sentences: "The sun set. The sky turned orange."

• The sun set, the sky turned orange.

• The sun set and the sky turned orange.

• The sun set the sky turned orange.

• The sun set; the sky turned orange.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• While the stars twinkle.

• The stars twinkle brightly.

• Twinkling brightly.

• Because the stars twinkle.

Which of the following sentences is a run-on?

• I like pizza, and I like pasta.

• I like pizza I like pasta.

• I like pizza. I like pasta.

• I like pizza; I like pasta.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Because the dog barked.

• The dog barked loudly.

• When the dog barked.

• Barking loudly.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Although it was raining.

• The rain stopped.

• While the rain was falling.

• Because it rained.

Identify the run-on sentence.

• She likes apples, and he likes oranges.

• She likes apples he likes oranges.

• She likes apples. He likes oranges.

• She likes apples; he likes oranges.

Choose the correct way to combine these sentences: "The wind blew. The leaves fell."

• The wind blew the leaves fell.

• The wind blew, the leaves fell.

• The wind blew and the leaves fell.

• The wind blew; the leaves fell.