Sentence Structure 1 I. Fragments: Identify Whether Each of The

Sentence Structure 1

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I. Fragments: Identify whether each of the following sentences are complete sentences (S), or fragments (F).

_____1. In the movie, Right to Kill, a father terrorizes his family. _____2. The father abuses his wife, his daughter, and his son. _____3. After the son could not take it anymore. _____4. Made a plan to kill his father and run away from home. _____5. The movie was made in the 1980’s and looks tacky now. _____6. Justine Bateman in the movie and several costars. _____7. Because of her fear of her father’s abuse. _____8. Evidently, the movie is based upon a true story. _____9. Watched it on Court TV last night. _____10. After eight o’clock, I turned the channel to ABC for another show.

II. Run-On Sentences: Identify whether each of the following sentences are complete sentences (S) or run-on sentences (RO).

_____1. My wife says Regis Philbin is a goober I agree. _____2. They waste too much time on Who Wants to be a Millionaire? _____3. The first five questions are easy and the others get harder. _____4. You can learn useless trivia if you watch the show every night. _____5. The music on the show is annoying the lights are irritating too. _____6. I learned last night that Gorgonzola is a type of Italian cheese. _____7. My wife learned what SCUBA stands for now she can brag about her knowledge. _____8. Contestants on the show have three lifelines they can use them all if they want. _____9. The show, although very popular, is only on TV for another week. _____10. A rival station, Fox, has a show called Greed it is successful as well.

III. Comma Splices: Identify whether each of the following sentences are complete sentences (S) or comma-splices (CS).

_____1. The movie Edward Scissorhands was directed by Tim Burton, and it starred Johnny Depp. _____2. Johnny Depp stars in several of Burton’s films, he is a very versatile actor. _____3. Wynona Rider also stars in the film, and she was also in Beetlejuice.. _____4. Beetlejuice starred Michael Keaton, he was also in another Burton film, Batman. _____5. Tim Burton’s films have eerie atmospheres, and they are usually quite spooky. _____6. Edward Scissorhands tells the story of how snow was created in one town. _____7. The villagers hated Edward, his blade-like hands scared everyone. _____8. Vincent Price was Edward’s creator, he lived in a spooky mansion. _____9. An Avon Lady tried to adopt Edward, but she had to give him up eventually. _____10. Edward could sculpt bushes with his hands, he could sculpt ice too.