Fragments, Run-ons, and Complex Sentences | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Which sentence is BOTH complete and correctly punctuated?

She faced many challenges, but she never gave up.

She faced many challenges she never gave up.

After facing many challenges.

Because she faced many challenges.

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

Which sentence combines the ideas correctly? The author moved to the U.S. The author told memorable stories.

The author moved to the U.S., and she told memorable stories.

The author moved to the U.S. told memorable stories.

Because memorable stories.

Moving to the U.S.

Which sentence is written correctly?

She struggled and worked hard, and she reached her goal.

Because she struggled and worked hard.

She struggled and worked hard and she reached her goal.

She struggled worked hard reached her goal.

What punctuation is usually used before " and " in a compound sentence?

Comma

Period

Apostrophe

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Which sentence is NOT a fragment?

She was determined to succeed.

Because she was determined.

When she arrived.

After the race ended.

Which sentence has two independent clauses?

I was tired, and I slept.

When I was tired.

Because I was tired, I slept.

Sleeping because I was tired.

Fix the fragment: After leaving her home country.

After leaving her home country, she moved to the United States.

After leaving.

Leaving her home country.

Home country.

Which sentence is complex?

Because she worked hard, she succeeded.

She worked hard.

She worked hard and succeeded.

She worked hard, and she succeeded.

Which sentence is compound?

She worked hard, and she succeeded.

Because she worked hard, she succeeded.

After working hard.

Working hard every day.

Which word is a subordinating conjunction?

because

or

but

and

Which sentence is a run on?

The athlete trained hard she won the championship.

Because the athlete trained hard, she won.

The athlete won.

The athlete trained hard, and she won the championship.

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.

What is a fragment?

An incomplete sentence

A sentence with a comma

A sentence with too many ideas

Two complete sentences joined together

Which sentence is correct?

When I finished the book, I told everyone about it.

Finished the book, I told everyone.

When I finished the book.

When I finished the book and.

Which conjunction joins two complete ideas?

and

when

because

although

Which sentence is complex?

When I read the book, I learned a lesson.

The interesting book.

I read the book and liked it.

I read the book.

Which is a compound sentence?

I read the book, and I liked it.

Reading the book.

Because I liked the book.

After I read the book, I liked it.

Which word often begins a complex sentence?

because

or

and

but

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., and she told stories.

The author moved to the U.S. She told stories.

Which sentence is a fragment?

Because I finished the book yesterday.

I finished the book, and I told my friend.

After I finished the book, I told my friend.

I finished the book yesterday.