Compound and Complex Sentences

Question 1

Question 2

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correct sentence

Question 2

Question 3

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fused sentence

Question 3

Question 4

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correct sentence

Question 4

Which revision describes how to correct this comma splice?Nina promised to clean out her closet today, she is stuck inside until she is done.

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Add the conjunction and after the comma.

Question 5

Which sentence is an example of a fused sentence?

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Her brother Tito is always running late he hits the snooze alarm too many times.

Question 6

Which revisions describe how to correct this fused sentence? Check all that apply.Eliana heard the phone ring she ran to answer it.Add a comma after ring.Add a period after ring and capitalize the first letter of she.Add a semicolon after ring.Switch the placement of the two independent clauses so the second clause is first.Revise ring to ringing.

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Add a period after ring and capitalize the first letter of she.; Add a semicolon after ring.

Question 7

Read each sentence and determine if it is an example of a comma splice or a fused sentence, or if it is grammatically correct as written. Choose the answers from the drop-down menus. Lucia walks on the beach every morning, today she saw two turtles headed for the ocean. Lucia loves turtles, and she invited her friend Lena to walk with her. Lena joined Lucia the next day she was hoping the turtles would appear again. The girls didn’t see any turtles, but they did see a leaping dolphin.

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comma splice; Selection 1: comma splice; Selection 2: correct sentence; Selection 3: fused sentence; Selection 4: correct sentence

Question 8

Use the drop-down menus to label whether each sentence is a fused sentence, a comma splice, or a correct sentence. Sentence 1: Sentence 2: Sentence 3: Sentence 4:

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fused sentence; Selection 2: correct sentence; Selection 3: fused sentence

Question 9

Read the incorrect sentence. Write three to five sentences explaining what kind of run-on sentence it is and how to revise it.My mother and father are both scientists, it must have been my destiny to become interested in biology.

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The sentence is a comma splice because it incorrectly uses only a comma to join two independent clauses. To revise this error, you can replace the comma with a period to create two separate sentences. Another option is to keep the comma and add a coordinating conjunction, or replace the comma with a semicolon to link the related ideas.

Question 10

comma splicefused sentence✔ correct sentence

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correct sentence

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