Question 1

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her; but, she rarely answers the ring. 
B)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, however she rarely answers the ring. 
C)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, but she rarely answers the ring. 
A)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her; but, she rarely answers the ring. 
B)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, however she rarely answers the ring. 
C)  Ms. Forsythe's employer installed a telephone in her car so he could always reach her, but she rarely answers the ring.

Question 2

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Nowadays, health-conscious people who add skewered vegetables to their barbecues.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 3

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Served enormous quantities of beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, rabbit, and chicken.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 4

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. He is the creator of SwarmBots, large numbers of small robots.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 5

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. "Barbecue" comes from the Spanish word berbekot , which refers to the wooden framework used for cooking meat.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 6

Instructions: Each group below contains one correct sentence. In each group, select the letter of the sentence that is correct. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  She inexperienced in the world of business. 
B)  Her inexperience in the world of business creates problems. 
C)  Is inexperience in the world of business. 
A)  She inexperienced in the world of business. 
B)  Her inexperience in the world of business creates problems. 
C)  Is inexperience in the world of business.

Question 7

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 8

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. In the late 1600s barbecues were introduced to the southern United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 9

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. For broiling, smoking, and drying meat and fish.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 10

Instructions: Each group below contains one correct sentence. In each group, select the letter of the sentence that is correct. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time, he was exhausted when he reached the landing. 
B)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time; he was exhausted when he reached the landing. 
C)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time he was exhausted when he reached the landing. 
A)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time, he was exhausted when he reached the landing. 
B)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time; he was exhausted when he reached the landing. 
C)  Philip bounded up the stairs two at a time he was exhausted when he reached the landing.

Question 11

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. And inspire them to pursue engineering, computer science, and invention.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 12

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the owner does not allow pets. 
B)  The owner does not allow pets. 
C)  Allowing pets. 
A)  If the owner does not allow pets. 
B)  The owner does not allow pets. 
C)  Allowing pets.

Question 13

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Have given him some of his best ideas.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 14

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Being an excellent way to cook meat for a large gathering of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 15

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Then a television program on PBS changed his life the seventh grader watched in amazement as students in a well-equipped machine shop built their own robots.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 16

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Barbecues are not a modern phenomenon South and Central Americans have grilled meat on open flames for hundreds of years.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 17

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. John Calloway was elected governor of Oklahoma in 1923, he had a large barbecue.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 18

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Impressed that the students were fiercely competitive and working on a high level.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice 
A)  correct 
B)  fragment 
C)  run-on 
D)  comma splice

Question 19

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance, all who attended had a wonderful time. 
B)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance all who attended had a wonderful time. 
C)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance; all who attended had a wonderful time. 
A)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance, all who attended had a wonderful time. 
B)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance all who attended had a wonderful time. 
C)  Mr. Lecque celebrated his seventy-second birthday with a square dance; all who attended had a wonderful time.

Question 20

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Backing the boat trailer into the garage was not very easy. 
B)  She backing the boat trailer into the garage. 
C)  Backing the boat trailer into the garage not very easy. 
A)  Backing the boat trailer into the garage was not very easy. 
B)  She backing the boat trailer into the garage. 
C)  Backing the boat trailer into the garage not very easy.

Exam 28: Avoiding Sentence Errors

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Nowadays, health-conscious people who add skewered vegetables to their barbecues.

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Served enormous quantities of beef, pork, lamb, buffalo, rabbit, and chicken.

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. He is the creator of SwarmBots, large numbers of small robots.

Instructions: Each group below contains one correct sentence. In each group, select the letter of the sentence that is correct. Which sentence is correct?

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. In the late 1600s barbecues were introduced to the southern United States.

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. For broiling, smoking, and drying meat and fish.

Instructions: Each group below contains one correct sentence. In each group, select the letter of the sentence that is correct. Which sentence is correct?

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Have given him some of his best ideas.

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. Being an excellent way to cook meat for a large gathering of people.

Instructions: For each of the following sentences, select "correct" if the sentence is punctuated correctly, "fragment" if it is a fragment, "run-on" if it is a run-on, and "comma splice" if it is a comma splice. John Calloway was elected governor of Oklahoma in 1923, he had a large barbecue.

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

Instructions: Each one of the following groups contains one correct sentence. Select the letter of the one correct sentence. Which sentence is correct?

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