Compound and Complex Sentences Assignment ( all 3 )

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(1) William Shakespeare is a famous playwright and poet, he is probably the most famous writer of all time. (2) Not much is known about his life, but his words are known throughout the world. (3) He wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet these plays have been performed countless times through the years. (4) His plays have also been adapted into movies. 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:

1. Comma splice 2. Correct sentence 3. Fused sentence 4. Correct sentence

Which revisions describe how to correct this fused sentence? Check all that apply. Eliana heard the phone ring she ran to answer it.

2 and 3

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.

Add the conjunction and after the comma.

Which is a correctly formed compound sentence?

Daniel was very excited to watch his favorite team play, but they lost.

Review the incorrect sentence that is a fused sentence, and note the two ways to correct it. Incorrect: I want to see a movie this weekend I don't have any free time. Correct: I want to see a movie this weekend. I don't have any free time. I want to see a movie this weekend; I don't have any free time. Which sentence is an example of a fused sentence?

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

How can the two independent clauses below be combined to form a correct complete sentence? Check all that apply. *Jonas has homework. It isn't finished.*

Jonas has homework, but it isn't finished., Jonas has homework that isn't finished., *and* The homework that Jonas has isn't finished.

Review the incorrect sentence that has a comma splice, and note the two ways to correct it. Incorrect: I want to see a movie this weekend, I don't have any free time. Correct: I want to see a movie this weekend. I don't have any free time. I want to see a movie this weekend, but I don't have any free time. Which sentences contain a comma splice? Check all that apply.

Raj wants to get tickets for the baseball game, he knows it might rain though. The skies are blue, there is not a cloud in the sky. Raj knows he will regret it, he just can't stay inside on a day this nice.

Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each sentence is in the subjunctive mood. I would go for a walk, if it were not raining. I wish you continued success at your job. Brett wants Molly and Trent to study with hterm-14im. Coach recommends that we run two laps around the track.

Subjunctive not Subjunctive Subjunctive Subjunctive

Tara wanted to enter the singing competition that was being held on Saturday. Tara got sick and could not compete. Which statement expresses this situation using the subjunctive mood?

Tara would have sung in the competition if she had not gotten sick.

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.

This sentence contains a comma splice. It has two independent clauses joined only by a comma. One way to revise the sentence is to separate it into two sentences by changing the comma to a period and then capitalizing the word it to start a new sentence.

Use the drop-down menus to identify what the subjunctive mood in each statement expresses. Now that we are back home, I wish we were still on vacation. I insist that you practice your trumpet after you finish your homework. If I were a pioneer, I would have wanted to set up a farm in Iowa. You would become an excellent ballet dancer if you were training with Ms. Hayes.

a wish a demand a hypothetical a possibility

Marissa likes to bake, __________ she doesn't like to cook. I have an idea __________ I think you will like. __________ can drive slowly, we will find it. French, __________ we also had last year, is my hardest subject.

although that If we which

Use the drop-down menus to choose the correct verb form to complete each sentence. All I ask is that he ____________ he basement after his friends leave. If she ___________ in charge of the fundraiser, she would raise a lot of money. I wish that this room _____________ warmer. He would have gone to your birthday party, if he __________ known about it. Jill's teacher recommends that she _______________ advanced placement science next year. The customers insist that they ________________ moved to a new table.

clean were were had take be

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.

comma splice correct sentence fused sentence correct sentence

Choose the part of speech of the dependent clause in each sentence. Whoever wants to help is invited to come with us. ___________ Talk to the person who is behind the counter. ___________ When I press the button, the computer starts up. ___________

nominal adjectival adverbial

Decide whether each group of words is an independent clause, a dependent clause, or not a clause. the smell of the muffins in the oven __________ because I lost my gloves __________ she served the volleyball over the net __________

not a clause dependent clause independent clause

Highlight the subject-verb error in the sentence below. If Carly wants to keep training with me, then I insist that she practices the piano at least one hour a day, but I don't think she will agree to do that. Which subject-verb pairing corrects the error in the sentence?

she/practice


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