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.
