STANDARD III: The student will recognize correct sentence structure.

1. STANDARD III: The student will recognize correct sentence structure. OBJECTIVE 1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices.

2. Standard III-1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices. • A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb. • You will need to recognize complete sentences that are punctuated correctly versus incorrect sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. • All sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point.

3. Standard III-1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices. • Example of a complete sentence. • The weathermangave his forecast of snow. • Weatherman is the subject, and gave is the verb. • Sentence is a complete thought.

4. Standard III-1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices. • A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence; it does not express a complete thought with a subject and verb. • Flying high the silver plane swooping toward the horizon (no verb) • Called him a clumsy dancer (no subject) • The weatherman on television (no verb) • Gave his forecast of snow (no subject) • Tom Jones, my favorite weatherman. (no verb) • On the counter of the kitchen under all the newspapers (no subject or verb)

5. Standard III-1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices. • A run-on sentence is two or more sentences put together incorrectly without a period, a conjunction, or a semicolon. • When two sentences are not separated at all, the result is called a run-on sentence. • The meeting lasted for hours nothing was accomplished. • The weatherman gave his forecast he said snow.

6. Standard III-1 Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices. • When two sentences are separated by a comma without using a conjunction, the result is called a comma splice. • The meeting lasted for hours, nothing was accomplished. • The weatherman gave his forecast, he said snow.

7. Standard III-1 • Choose the answer that is a correct and complete sentence. • Employers look for certain qualities. • Daniel, a very absent-minded friend of mine. • Tornadoes cause great damage, floods do also. • Exiting the interstate and taking a left at the first light.

8. Standard III-1 • Choose the sentence that is written incorrectly. • She sprinkled cheese all over the casserole. • Who sprinkled cheese all over the casserole? • On the casserole is the cheese that she sprinkled. • The cheese that she sprinkled all over the casserole.

9. Standard III-1 3. Choose the sentence that is written incorrectly. • My mother was in charge of the Cub Scouts that year. • That year, my mother was in charge of the Cub Scouts. • The Cub Scouts that my mother was in charge of that year. • These are the Cub Scouts that my mother was in charge of that year.

10. Standard III-1 • Choose the answer that is a run-on sentence. • For the package of school pictures, she wrote a check. • She paid for the package of pictures she wrote a check. • She wrote a check to pay for the package of school pictures. • To pay for the package of school pictures, she wrote a check.

11. Standard III-1 5. Choose the answer that is a sentence fragment. • Ancient palaces line the Grand Canal, the major thoroughfare of the city of Venice. • Lined with ancient palaces, the Grand Canal is the major thoroughfare of the city of Venice. • The city of Venice’s main thoroughfare, the Grand Canal, which is lined with ancient palaces. • The major thoroughfare of the city of Venice, the Grand Canal, is lined with ancient palaces.

12. Standard III-1 6. Choose the answer that is a complete sentence. • Ready or not, the rains would come and the roof would need repairing. • Whether ready or not, when the rains came and the roof needed repairing. • The rains that would come and the roof that would need repairing, ready or not. • That the roof needed repairing when the rains came, whether ready or not.

13. Standard III-1 7.Choose the sentence that is written correctly. • To provide living quarters for seven when completed, the International Space Station extending longer than a football field. • Living quarters for seven provided by the International Space Station, which is longer than a football field when completed. • The International Space Station, being longer than a football field and providing living quarters for seven when completed. • When completed, the International Space Station, longer than a football field, will provide living quarters for seven.

14. Standard III-1 • Choose the answer that is a run-on sentence. • The school newspaper covers all the campus news. • The campus has news the high school paper covers it. • Covering the campus news is the function of the high school paper. • All he campus news is covered by the school newspaper.

15. Standard III-1 • Choose the sentence that is written correctly. • Barbara feeling tired but energized from her workout at the gym. • No turning back when they came to the end of the paved highway. • Since we last traveled, we noticed the rebuilding of many bridges. • Nutritionists advise staying healthy, they recommend eating a variety of vegetables.

16. Standard III-1 Choose the sentence that is a complete sentence. • Participation in the school chorus calls for some traveling and for organizing study time. • Jackie has a new little sister named Stella, already crawls all over the house and babbles. • When it was Mickey’s birthday, the whole class signed his card, Mickey was pleased and surprised. • Melting chocolate squares for a cake demands watching over the pot, you can easily burn the chocolate.

17. Standard III-1 Choose the sentence that is written incorrectly. • Fire and floods destroyed the entire city. • Which city was destroyed by fire and floods? • The entire city was destroyed by fire and floods. • The entire city that was destroyed by fire and floods.

18. Standard III-1 Choose the sentence that is written incorrectly. • The librarian was surprised; one book was eight years overdue. • The librarian discovered that one book was eight years overdue. • The librarian’s discovery that one book was eight years overdue. • The librarian’s discovery that one book was eight years overdue surprised everyone.

19. STANDARD III: The student will recognize correct sentence structure. OBJECTIVE 2 Correct sentences that lack internal parallelism.

20. Standard III-2 Use Internal Parallelism • Express parallel ideas by using the same grammatical form. • I like skiing and to skate. (not parallel) • I like skiing and skating. or • I like to ski and to skate.

21. Standard III-2 Use Internal Parallelism • Not Parallel • The man was old, lonely, and a miser. • Parallel • The man was old, lonely, and miserly. • Not Parallel • The model learned to speak well, walking with poise, and that she must apply makeup correctly. • Parallel • The model learned to speak well, to walk with poise, and to apply makeup correctly.

22. Standard III-2 Use Internal Parallelism • Not Parallel • He was a professional baseball player and also played the violin. • Parallel • He was a professional baseball player and also an amateur violinist. • He played professional baseball and also the violin.

23. Standard III-2 Use Internal Parallelism • Place correlative conjunctions immediately before the parallel terms. • A President of the United States must represent not onlyhis political party but alsothe American people. • Not Parallel • We needed either to correct the mistake or we should start over. • Parallel • We need either to correct the mistake or to start over.

24. Standard III-2 1. Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. • He came, he saw, and he received. • He came to get information and conducting interviews. • He came; he started to ask; he was not sure what he needed. • He came, he inspected, and he receives information immediately.

25. Standard III-2 • Choose the correct words to complete the sentence. The service club was recognized for working with the city’s youth, cleaning up the city parks, and . • to visit nursing homes • visiting nursing homes • for visiting nursing homes • they visited nursing homes

26. Standard III-2 3. Choose the sentence that lacks parallel structure. • Worthy goals are to design, to execute, and to write as Clark does. • Students are advised to observe how Clark designs, executes, and writes. • Clark was good at designing, carrying out experiments, and to write well too. • Clark was competent at designing the experiment, executing the plan, and writing the report.

27. Standard III-2 • Choose the words that best illustrate parallel structure. When setting a table for dinner, I must remember placemats, napkins, . • utensils, and water • candles, and lighting them • and to make everything look neat • and asking people what they want to drink

28. Standard III-2 • Choose the sentence that has correct parallel structure. • She was a fine painter and also played tennis like an expert. • She painted well and also was an expert tennis player. • She was a fine painter and an expert tennis player. • She played an expert game of tennis and was a fine painter as well.

29. Standard III-2 • Choose the sentence with parallel structure. • Her reasons were that first, the colors did not match, and second, they were far too bright. • Her reasons were first, that the colors did not match, and that second, they were far too bright. • Her reasons were first, the colors did not match, and second, they were far too bright. • Her reasons were that the colors did not match first, and second, they were far too bright.

30. Standard III-2 • Choose the correct words to complete the sentence. Jackson is trying to lose weight by eating healthier floods, giving up snacks between meals, and __________. • exercise daily • exercising daily • to exercise daily • do exercise daily

31. Standard III-2 Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. • In anatomy class we studied the body’s skeletal system, muscular system, digestive system, and how you breathe. • The Fourth of July celebration included music performed by several bands, food provided by local restaurants, and there were fireworks. • On our trip to Disney World, we went on Space Mountain, we ate lunch at Cinderella’s Castle, and they took our picture with Mickey Mouse. • Computers can be used to make elaborate drawings, to do complex computations, to prepare documents for publication, and to play games.

32. Standard III-2 Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. • For that class we had to write a paper, present the results of a lab experiment, and make good grades on the tests. • Everyone who entered the triathlon had to swim in the ocean, bike along the roadway, and running 26 miles. • Since dolphins are water mammals and not fish, they breathe air, they produce milk, and flukes are used for swimming. • Their favorite things to do are going to football games, hanging out with friends, and to relax at the river in good weather.

33. Standard III-2 Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. • A gymnast needs to be both flexible and strong. • The man felt both happy and in agreement with his team. • The driver performed not only capably but also his form looked perfect. • A woman praised her employees more for their attendance than for how hard they worked.

34. Standard III-2 Choose the sentence that has parallel structure. • Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist, an inventor, and painted portraits. • To paint portraits, to design machines and sketching plants were interests of Leonardo da Vinci. • Painting portraits, sketching plants, and studying the human body interested Leonardo da Vinci. • Leonardo da Vinci liked creating lovely portraits, to invent things, and supervised the building of war machines.