Fragments and Run-ons

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Fragments & Run-ons

Fragments & Run-ons

Add the correct punctuation and/or words to the following sentences to correct them.

1.     While keeping pets is fun. It is also a big responsibility.

While keeping pets is fun, but it is also a big responsibility.

2.     Pets can cause problems. Jumping up and down and scratching furniture.

Pets can cause problems, such as jumping up and down and scratching furniture

3.     The field trip to the zoo has been cancelled. Because all of the children are sick today.

     The field trip to the zoo has been cancelled because all of the children are          sick today.

4.     Ms. Webster, our English teacher, was very cool. Allowing the paper to be handed in late.

     Ms. Webster, our English teacher, was very cool because she allowed us to hand the paper in late.

5.     We had a feast for dinner. After the roast was cooked.

After the roast was cooked, we had a feast for dinner.

We had a feast for dinner after the roast was cooked.

6.     The choir sang Christmas carols. The entire evening.

     The choir sang Christmas carols for the entire evening.

7.     Jackie enjoys baking and eating desserts. Especially chocolate cake.

     Jackie enjoys baking and eating desserts; especially chocolate cake.

8.     We could not finish rehearsing. Since we were completely out of time.

     We could not finish rehearsing since we were completely out of time.

9.     The team went out for pizza to celebrate. Having won the championship.

      They have won the championship, the team went out for pizza to celebrate 

10.       We aced the test. Because we studied all night.

We aced the test because we studied all night.

Mark C for a complete sentence, and mark F for a fragment.  Make the fragments into complete sentences by adding a subject, a verb, or both, and a period at the end.

1.     _____I was late for class

_C__ I was late for class.

2.     _____As we wait for the rain to stop

__F__As we wait for the rain to stop, we miss the class.

3.     _____When Alex phones

__F_  When Alex phones, I am not there.

4.     _____She goes to Centennial College

__C__She goes to Centennial College.

5.    _____Until you eat your vegetables

  ___F_  Until you eat your vegetables, you can watch TV.

6.    _____They plan to visit Nova Scotia this summer

  __C_   They plan to visit Nova Scotia this summer.

7.    _____Ate at a famous restaurant

    __F__ Eating at a famous restaurant is very expensive.

8.    _____Even though I was tired

      _F__ Even though I was tired, I tried to finish my task.

9.    _____For example, hockey and skating

           _F__ For example, hockey and skating are sport games for winter.

10._____After she finished her essay

      __F_ After she finished her essay, it was very late.

Directions: If the group of words is a complete sentence, write S. If the group of words is a fragment, write F. Add the correct punctuation and/or words to the following sentences to correct them.

_____S_ 1. Antarctica has the highest average elevation of the seven continents.

___F___ 2. Because it is too cold.

                   Because it is too cold, nobody lives in there.

____F__ 3. Although scientists and other workers live in Antarctica for about a year at a time.

                Although scientists and other workers live in Antarctica for about a year at a time, they are not familiar with the cold.

____F__ 4. Examine the ozone layer, sleep patterns, and fish survival in subzero temperatures.

                  Scientists examine the ozone layer, sleep patterns, and fish survival in subzero temperatures.

___S___ 5. Ninety-five percent of Antarctica covered with ice.

               

___S___ 6. Even though Antarctica is covered in ice and snow, it can be considered a desert.

____S__ 7. Antarctica receives only two inches of rain each year.

___F___ 8. Sometimes winds as high as 200 miles per hour.

                   Sometimes winds are as high as 200 miles per hour.

___F___ 9. Many animals in the ocean around Antarctica.

                  Many animals live in the ocean around Antarctica.

____F__ 10. Antarctica so isolated that its snow and ice are very pure.

                   Antarctica is so isolated that its snow and ice are very pure.

Directions: If the group of words is correct, write C; if it is a run-on, write R. Revise each run-on sentence by (1) making it two separate sentences or (2) using a comma and a coordinating conjunction or (3) adding a semicolon.

___ ___ 1. Brown bears include the grizzly and the kodiak, the largest brown bear is the kodiak.

___R___   Brown bears include the grizzly and the Kodiak. The largest brown bear is the kodiak.

___C___ 2. Kodiak bears weigh as much as 1,700 pounds, they grow to a height of ten feet.

___C___ 3. Bears can live more than 30 years in the wild.

___C___ 4. Bears’ sense of smell is more developed than their hearing or sight.

___R___ 5. Females give birth to as many as four cubs, the cubs stay with their mother two or three years.

                Females give birth to as many as four cubs, and the cubs stay with their mother two or three years.

____R__ 6. Many people are afraid of bears, encounters with bears are actually infrequent.

                 Many people are afraid of bears, but encounters with bears are actually infrequent.

____C__ 8. Generally, bears attack only when they are surprised, or when they are protecting their young.

____R__ 9. People should always store food and garbage properly, bears could be attracted by the smell.

                   People should always store food and garbage properly, because bears could be attracted by the smell.

_____R_ 10. Never try to outrun a bear, it can run more than 30 miles per hour.

              Never try to outrun a bear, because it can run more than 30 miles per hour.