Sentence or Fragment? Simple, Compound, or Complete Subject Simple, Compound, or Complete Predicates Parallel or Nonparallel Sentences Run-on or Comma Splice?
100
What is a fragment?
Like rubber flip-flops, running shoes,
fuzzy pink rabbit slippers, or brown leather pumps.
100
What is simple?
The real estate FIRM was founded by Mr. Lowry in 1908.
100
What is complete?
Miko, a high school senior, WILL ATTEND PRINCETON IN THE FALL.
100
What is a parallel sentence?
When Delores realized that her father had made lima beans and rice for dinner, she
clutched her stomach, claimed to feel nauseous, and excused herself from the table. The bag of
stale popcorn in her room would tide her over until breakfast.
100
What is a run-on?
Lincoln and Beau worked really hard on their science during 10th period they finished all their work.
200
What is a fragment?
A drink that will give him plenty of energy and shiny hair.
200
What is complete?
ALL OF THE STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T HAVE THEIR WORK DONE had to report to lunch detention.
200
What is simple?
During the storm, our electricity WENT out for four hours.
200
What is a non-parallel sentence?
Bonkers, our ninety pound golden retriever, chews on furniture, he drags us around the neighborhood during walks, and snots
up the car windows—inconveniences we didn't anticipate when we adopted him.
200
What is a comma splice?
Hayden was sick, so he had make-up work to do, he got it all done fairly quickly.
300
What is a sentence?
While Cynthia dressed for her sister's wedding, Murphy, the golden retriever, ate
the straps off the only shoes that matched Cynthia's pale blue dress.
300
What is simple?
The injured DOG crawled up out of the ditch and staggered toward home.
300
What is simple?
The school officer later EXPLAINED the detention to me.
300
What is a non-parallel sentence?
Neither playing loud music by the inconsiderate neighbors nor the ineffective air conditioner rattling in the window will deter
Tiffany from loving the freedom of her first apartment.
300
What is a comma splice?
Before the show was over, the crowd had disappeared, the band was horrible.
400
What is a sentence?
Joey idolizes his older brother David.
400
What is compound?
NEITHER FRANK NOR STEVE likes coffee or tea.
400
What is compound?
At the beginning of the class today, I COLLECTED and GRADED all the sentence worksheets.
400
What is a parallel sentence?
Teresa was expecting a visit from her mother, so she spent the day cleaning the
shelves of the refrigerator, scrubbing mold from the bathroom tile grout, and removing dog hair from the sofa cushions.
400
What is a run-on?
If you get to school early, please come in and check to make sure you understand the concept because if you don't, you will fail the test and that will be a bad thing because your mom will be really mad and upset with you she will ground you.
500
What is a fragment?
Whenever Coach Moody sees behavior that she doesn't like—either on or off the
court.
500
What is complete?
THREE TIRED AND OVERWORKED STUDENTS remained in the building after hours.
500
What is complete?
The annoying little brother STUFFED HIS CANDY WRAPPERS IN BETWEEN THE COUCH CUSHIONS AND THEN BLAMED HIS SISTER.
500
What is a parallel sentence?
Bathing Noodle, our poodle, requires four arms to hold him in the tub, towels to mop
up the water, and raincoats to keep us dry.
500
What is a run-on?
The test was over it was really hard.






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