Sentence and Sample Answer
Correcting Sentence Errors
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will communicate effectively.
Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________
Self-Checked Activities
1. Repairing Sentence Fragments
a. Look at the following examples of phrases. How could each of these phrases become a clause? Make each phrase a clause by rewriting it so that there is a subject that is doing an action.
under the bed is in his room since Friday
Tom’s best friend
Sample Answer: the dog was sleeping under the bed
George is in his room it has been raining since Friday
Lisa is Tom’s best friend
b. Combine the following pairs of sentences to repair the sentence fragments.
Kim forgot to buy supplies for the project. Leaving her partners in a bind.
Dan is the best candidate for class president. Which is the reason I voted for him.
I came home with a terrible headache last night. Because the band was too loud.
Sample answer:
Kim forgot to buy supplies for the project, leaving her partners in a bind.
Dan is the best candidate for class president, which is the reason I voted for him.
I came home with a terrible headache last night, because the band was too loud.
2. Fixing Run-on Sentences
Fix each of the following run-on sentences.
Wednesday is the first day of camp I’d better pack all my equipment.
Don’t forget to call Bob he wanted a wake-up call at 8:30.
Tammy baked three dozen cookies however they were gone by the time I arrived.
Buying a computer can be time-consuming there are so many options to consider.
Sample answer:
Wednesday is the first day of camp. I’d better pack all my equipment.
Don’t forget to call Bob, because he wanted a wake-up call at 8:30.
Tammy baked three dozen cookies; however, they were
The Lesson Activities will help you meet these educational goals:
21st Century Skills—You will communicate effectively.
Directions
Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________
Self-Checked Activities
1. Repairing Sentence Fragments
a. Look at the following examples of phrases. How could each of these phrases become a clause? Make each phrase a clause by rewriting it so that there is a subject that is doing an action.
under the bed is in his room since Friday
Tom’s best friend
Sample Answer: the dog was sleeping under the bed
George is in his room it has been raining since Friday
Lisa is Tom’s best friend
b. Combine the following pairs of sentences to repair the sentence fragments.
Kim forgot to buy supplies for the project. Leaving her partners in a bind.
Dan is the best candidate for class president. Which is the reason I voted for him.
I came home with a terrible headache last night. Because the band was too loud.
Sample answer:
Kim forgot to buy supplies for the project, leaving her partners in a bind.
Dan is the best candidate for class president, which is the reason I voted for him.
I came home with a terrible headache last night, because the band was too loud.
2. Fixing Run-on Sentences
Fix each of the following run-on sentences.
Wednesday is the first day of camp I’d better pack all my equipment.
Don’t forget to call Bob he wanted a wake-up call at 8:30.
Tammy baked three dozen cookies however they were gone by the time I arrived.
Buying a computer can be time-consuming there are so many options to consider.
Sample answer:
Wednesday is the first day of camp. I’d better pack all my equipment.
Don’t forget to call Bob, because he wanted a wake-up call at 8:30.
Tammy baked three dozen cookies; however, they were