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Select the choice that corrects the following fragments and run-on sentences.
1. Tacos and pizza for lunch.
a. The children wanted tacos, and pizza for lunch.
b. The children wanted tacos and pizza for lunch.
c. The children wanted tacos, and pizza, for lunch.
2. Beautiful snow-capped mountains.
a. Vera wanted a picture of the beautiful snow-capped mountains.
b. Vera wanted a picture, of the beautiful snow-capped mountains.
c. Vera wanted a picture of the beautiful, snow-capped mountains
3. Soaring across the sky.
a. The frisbee went; soaring across the sky.
b. The frisbee went soaring, across the sky.
c. The frisbee went soaring across the sky.
4. While cleaning the garage.
a. While cleaning the garage, Dan listened to the radio.
b. While cleaning the garage Dan listened to the radio.
c. While cleaning the garage; Dan listened to the radio
5. After they pulled out of the driveway.
a. After they pulled out of the driveway: the telephone rang.
b. After they pulled out of the driveway the telephone rang.
c. After they pulled out of the driveway, the telephone rang.
6. The commercial on television was too loud it hurt my ears.
a. The commercial on television was too loud and it hurt my ears.
b. The commercial on television was too loud; it hurt my ears.
c. The commercial on television was too loud, it hurt my ears.
7. Jeff had to play two roles in the play there were not enough actors.
a. Jeff had to play two roles in the play; there were not enough actors.
b. Jeff had to play two roles in the play, there were not enough actors.
c. Jeff had to play two roles in the play, because there were not enough actors.
8. Mary arrived to work late she forgot to set her alarm.
a. Mary arrived to work late; she forgot to set her alarm.
b. Mary arrived to work late; She forgot to set her alarm.
c. Mary arrived to work late, she forgot to set her alarm.
9. The vegetables lost their nutrients they were overcooked.
a. The vegetables lost their nutrients but they were overcooked.
b. The vegetables lost their nutrients because they were overcooked.
c. The vegetables lost their nutrients; They were overcooked.
10. I came into the theater too late the previews had already been shown.
a. I came into the theater too late. The previews had already been shown.
b. I came into the theater too late, so the previews had already been shown.
c. I came into the theater too late; The previews had already been shown.
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Language Arts: Fragments and Run-On Sentences - Quiz
