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Index=>Fragments, Comma Splices & Run-onsQuizYour score is 100%.Questions completed so far: 5/20.Show questions one by one1. I packed only casual clothes for my trip. A pair of jeans, two T-shirts, and a sweater.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. :-)sentence fragment2. Jay went sightseeing on his own and caught up with the group later.A. :-)correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment3. Whenever I look at pictures of white-water rafting. I remember what a great time I had on my first raft trip.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. :-)sentence fragment4. Archie Griffin played football at Ohio State University he won the Heisman Trophy in 1974 and 1975.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment5. My father was a kind and gentle man, however, he was a firm believer in discipline.A. ?correct sentenceB. :-)comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment6. Harriet is a careful and diligent writer.A. :-)correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment7. Hal's driving makes me nervous everybody's driving makes me nervous.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment8. She broke the zipper on her evening dress, her mother had to cut the dress off.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment9. The rain was cold, and the wind was piercing.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment10. Because he can never make up his mind about anything.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment11. We know that new words are constantly coming into our language.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment12. Some of the new words are slang expressions, these words often do not last very long.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment13. Most of us know at least a few "private" slang expressionsA. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment14. These words are part of our language only in a limited sense most speakers of the language do not know them.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment15. Other slang terms often become generally popular.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment16. Like a new hit tune, a new slang word may gain acceptance almost overnight.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment17. Being heard everywhere for a few months, then fading into oblivion.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment18. We can all name slang expressions that have gone out of date, for instance, right on and groovy were popular in our parents' generation.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment19. In our grandparents' generation, skidoo, ixnay, and the cat's pajamas.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragment20. We may know what these terms mean we do not usually use them in our own speech.A. ?correct sentenceB. ?comma spliceC. ?run-on sentenceD. ?sentence fragmentIndex=>