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Which sentence has two independent clauses?
When I was tired.
Because I was tired, I slept.
I was tired, and I slept.
Sleeping because I was tired.
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Which sentence needs a comma?
When I finished the book I told my friend.
She read quickly.
I read the book and liked it.
The author was inspiring.
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Which sentence is complex?
When I read the book, I learned a lesson.
I read the book.
I read the book and liked it.
The interesting book.
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Which sentence is BOTH complete and correctly punctuated?
After facing many challenges.
She faced many challenges she never gave up.
Because she faced many challenges.
She faced many challenges, but she never gave up.
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Which word often begins a complex sentence?
or
but
and
because
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Which sentence is a run on?
The athlete trained hard, and she won the championship.
The athlete won.
Because the athlete trained hard, she won.
The athlete trained hard she won the championship.
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What is a fragment?
An incomplete sentence
Two complete sentences joined together
A sentence with a comma
A sentence with too many ideas
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banana
Go to last place!
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star
Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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Fix the fragment: After leaving her home country.
Home country.
After leaving her home country, she moved to the United States.
After leaving.
Leaving her home country.
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Which sentence is a run on?
The author moved to the U.S. she told stories.
After the author moved to the U.S., she told stories.
The author moved to the U.S. She told stories.
The author moved to the U.S., and she told stories.
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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magnet
Take 25 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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Which sentence is NOT a fragment?
Because she was determined.
After the race ended.
When she arrived.
She was determined to succeed.
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Which conjunction joins two complete ideas?
because
although
and
when
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Which sentence is complex?
She worked hard.
She worked hard and succeeded.
She worked hard, and she succeeded.
Because she worked hard, she succeeded.
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Why do writers use compound and complex sentences?
To make writing more interesting and clear
To avoid punctuation
To make writing shorter
To make fragments
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banana
Go to last place!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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fairy
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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