common sentence errors

Question 1

I checked my shopping list before heading to the checkout counter but I still forgot the milk

Answer 1

Run on sentence

Question 2

since he had not cried

Answer 2

sentence fragment

Question 3

Some children were climbing in the trees and others were rolling down hills

Answer 3

run on sentence

Question 4

Sally’s dog ate her homework, she applied the Heimlich maneuver to retrieve it.

Answer 4

comma splice

Question 5

nervous about asking Tommy to the prom

Answer 5

Sentence fragment

Question 6

Carol’s family vacations by camping or they make a hike in a national park

Answer 6

run on sentence

Question 7

To earn extra money

Answer 7

sentence fragment

Question 8

Useful items like chairs, table, and desks

Answer 8

sentence fragment

Question 9

The National Aeronautics and space museum is extremely popular, it is part of the Smithsonian Institution

Answer 9

comma splice

Question 10

Many people think that the first sentence of A Tale Of Two Cities is a run-on it is punctuated correctly

Answer 10

run on sentence