Sentence ClausesOnline version This activity will quiz you on fused sentences and comma splices. by Elizabeth Shull 1 What is an independent clause? a A whole idea b A sentence that can stand on its own c A sentence with a noun and a verb d All of the above 2 What is an dependent clause? a A complete thought b A sentence with no noun and no verb c Not a complete thought d A sentence that is bad 3 What is a comma splice? a A sentence that was sliced in half b A sentence with a comma that is incorrectly used to link clauses c A brand of clothing d A sentence that uses a comma correctly to link clauses 4 What is a fused sentence? a A sentence that scientifically fused together b Two sentence clauses that were stuck together with no punctuation c A sentence that uses a comma incorrectly to link clauses d I don't know 5 How do we fix comma splices? a Separate the clause into two sentences b Use a semicolon to link the clauses c Insert a comma and a conjunction d All of the above 6 How do we fix fused sentences? a The same way that we fix comma splices, because both are wrong and can be corrected in similar ways. b Who cares? c Use a question mark at the end of the sentence d Turn BOTH of the clauses into dependent clauses 7 Which is an example of an independent clause? a We to the movies. b I walk five miles every day. c When we got to the pool d Cookies good! 8 A fused sentence can also be called... a A Run-on b Useless c Why do we need to know this?! d A fused sentence... duh! 9 Why do we need to learn sentence structure? a Learning sentence structure will help us later in our lives. b When we understand this, we understand how to make good sentences. c All of the above d We should know how to correctly use grammar so we can write and speak properly in any scenario. 10 "Molly ate a hamburger, it was delicious." What is this an example of and what is one way to fix it? a This is a comma splice, and we can fix it by eating a hamburger to prove this sentence correct. b This is a fused sentence, and we can fix it by making this sentence into two sentences. c This is a comma splice, and we can fix it by making this sentence into two sentences. d What are you talking about? This is a perfectly good sentence!
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