Mastering Sentence Structure: Fragments and Run-Ons

What is the main focus of the writing assignment mentioned in the introduction?

• Editing for grammar

• Researching sloths

• Writing poetry

• Creating a bibliography

What are the two essential components of a complete sentence?

• Subject and object

• Noun and adjective

• Subject and predicate

• Verb and adverb

In the sentence 'The sloth sleeps in the tree,' what is the predicate?

• The sloth

• The tree

• Sleeps

• In the tree

What is a fragment sentence missing?

• An adjective

• A preposition

• A conjunction

• A subject or predicate

Which of the following is an example of a fragment sentence?

• Sleeps in the tree.

• The sloth sleeps in the tree.

• The sloth eats leaves.

• The sloth is very slow.

What characterizes a run-on sentence?

• It has too many subjects.

• It has too many predicates.

• It has too many ideas in one sentence.

• It lacks punctuation.

How can you correct a run-on sentence?

• By adding more adjectives

• By creating multiple sentences or using conjunctions

• By removing the subject

• By adding more verbs

What is the main issue with the sentence 'Sloths live in trees and jungles of central and south america they eat mostly leaves buds shoots fruits'?

• It is a run-on sentence.

• It is a fragment sentence.

• It lacks a predicate.

• It lacks a subject.

How can the fragment sentence 'Have three toes' be corrected?

• By adding an adjective

• By adding a conjunction

• By adding a predicate

• By adding a subject

What is the correct way to fix the run-on sentence 'Sloths move very slow only 10 feet per minute sleep many hours a day'?

• Sloths move very slow, only 10 feet per minute, sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow and only 10 feet per minute sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow. They move only 10 feet per minute. Sloths sleep many hours a day.

• Sloths move very slow only 10 feet per minute and sleep many hours a day.