Sentence Structure

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ Each child brings his or her favorite book and reads one story to the class.

C

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ I realized that I had forgotten my coat and left my hat hanging in the closet.

C

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ I've been a member of National Honor Society for three years; I have enjoyed the experience.

C

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ Once in a while I like to eat chocolate pie, but nearly everyday I eat french fries.

C

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ We dislike meals from the restaurant down the street, but we enjoy the desserts on occasion.

C

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ Children who enjoy gym class are more likely to be physically fit, they get more exercise.

CS

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). ____ Don't stack twelve boxes on top of one another, it's the twelfth one that will knock down the pile.

CS

Click on the box to choose whether the sentence is correct (C), contains a comma splice (CS), or is a fused sentence (FS). _____ No one likes a bully, he has no friends.

CS

Click on the boxes to choose whether each word group is a sentence or a fragment. ____ Unless you have proof. ____ Don't make accusations.

F S

Click on the boxes to choose whether each word group is a sentence or a fragment. ___ Being a child of an army officer. ____ Mary has lived all over the world.

F S

Click on the boxes to choose whether each word group is a sentence or a fragment. ____ Having leaks in several places. ____ The roof needed patching.

F S

Click on the boxes to choose whether each word group is a sentence or a fragment. ___ I will meet you. ____ Wherever you want me to.

S F

Click on the boxes to choose whether each word group is a sentence or a fragment. _____ The ground was slippery. _____ I fell down.

S S

Sentence structure is just as important as paragraph structure.

True

Correct the sentence fragment by rewriting the sentence in the paragraph box below. We now know how hurricanes originate. How they affect ecology.

We now know how hurricanes originate, and how they effect ecology. INCORRECT