1. A sentence fragment:

A.Is a subordinate clause not attached to a complete sentence
B. Any of the above
C. Lacks a verb
D. Lacks a subject

2. Identify the fragment:

A. Before the government devised the Internet, no expansive computer network
existed.
B. When the government devised the Internet.
C. The government devised the Internet.


3. Identify if the following is a comma splice, run-on, or complete sentence:

Increased television watching is not the only cause of the decline in reading ability; it
is, however, one of the important causes.

A. Run-on or fused sentence
B. comma splice
C. complete sentence

4. Identify the sentence containing a comma splice:

A. The book was long, it contained useful data.
B. The book was long.
C. The book was long; it contained useful data.
D. The book was long, and it contained useful data.


5. The definition of a fragment is:

A. A really short sentence.
B. A clause that is not a complete sentence.
C. A main clause.


6. Identify the fragment:

A. Because she was injured, she lost the race.
B. She was injured, so she lost the race.
C. She lost the race because she was injured.
D. Because she was injured.

7. Identify the run-on or fused sentence from the choices below:

A. I heard his lecture.
B. I heard his lecture it was dull.
C. I heard his lecture and it was dull.
D. I heard his lecture; it was dull.


8. The definition of a comma splice is:

A. Joining two main clauses with just a comma.
B. Joining two main clauses with a semi-colon.
C. Having too many commas in one sentence.