EOY ELA Review: Grammar Mistakes

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

• A sentence that is too long and needs to be shortened.

• A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

• A sentence that uses too many conjunctions.

I don't have anything to do right now. I am so ______

• bored

• boring

• bore

________ me to lock the door

• remember

• remind

you should give it back to them. it is _____cat

• thy

• they're

• their

All the students went to the championship game to support ________ classmates.

• there

• they're

• their

• theres

What is the name for a group of words with a subject and a verb but that does not express a complete thought?

• independent clause

• subordinating conjunctions

• direct objects

• dependent clause

________ are always corrections that need to be made after writing a first draft of a paper.

• Their

• There

• They're

• Theres

Every one of my friends ________ I should join the team.

• think

• thinks

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Elisa had a party, but not everyone was invited.

• Elisa had a party but not everyone was invited.

• Elis had a party: but not everyone was invited.

• Elisa had a party; but not everyone was invited.

Which sentence is correct?

• I saw a elephant at the zoo.

• I saw an elephant at the zoo.

• I saw the elephant at the zoo yesterday.

• I saw elephant at the zoo.