

Semicolons and Compound Sentences
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English
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7th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences is an example of a run-on sentence?
George decided to take a nap on the couch; he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch. He snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch, feeling cozy, he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
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Open Ended
Edit the run-on sentence to use the compound sentence pattern. Run-on sentence: George decided to take a nap on the couch he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop. TYPE OUT YOUR ENTIRE EDITED SENTENCE, being sure to use proper capitalization, appropriate internal punctuation, and appropriate ending punctuation.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences has a comma splice?
George decided to take a nap on the couch he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch; he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch. He snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch, he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
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Open Ended
Edit the sentence with the comma splice to use the compound sentence pattern with a semicolon. Sentence with comma splice: George decided to take a nap on the couch, he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop. TYPE OUT YOUR ENTIRE EDITED SENTENCE, being sure to use proper capitalization, appripriate internal punctuation, and appropriate ending punctuation.
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following sentences is an example of two separate independent clauses with related ideas that could be joined with a semicolon to create a compound sentence?
George decided to take a nap on the couch, he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch. He snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
George decided to take a nap on the couch he snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop.
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Open Ended
Edit the sentences to join them using the compound sentence pattern with a semicolon. Sentences: George decided to take a nap on the couch. He snuggled his favorite cuddle toy, Lambchop. TYPE YOUR ENTIRE EDITED SENTENCE, being sure to use proper capitalization, appropriate internal punctuation, and appropriate ending punctuation.
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