S2 Run- On/ Sentence Fragment/ Parallelism

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Exercise 1: Choose the best option to answer the following questions

1. The following letters of the word are not in order. If they will be arranged in proper order then which
synchronised word can be created from the letters?
ERDROISD
DISTRESS
DISORDER
DIAGONSIS
DISTRUB

2. Is this a sentence fragment?

Derailed by miscommunication and a lack of funding, Chase and Rudy's new business venture.
Yes
No

3. Is there a sentence fragment?

The fungus Geomyces destructans seems to be the cause of white-nose syndrome. A disease that has wiped
out more than one million bats in the northeastern United States over the past four years.
Yes
No

4. Is this a sentence fragment?

During a test flight over the Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic's experimental SpaceShipTwo spacecraft crashing
on October 31, 2014.
Yes
No

5. Is this a run-on sentence?

Mexico is the world's largest avocado producer, one variety is so profitable that Mexican farmers refer to the
fruit as oro verde, or green gold.
Yes
No

6. Is this a run-on sentence?

Ms. Harding, an interior designer, asks her clients to fill out a design questionnaire she uses it to get a sense of
their personalities and style preferences.
Yes
No

7. Which sentence has correct parallel structure?

During our trip to Washington, D.C., we'll visit the White House, touring the U.S. Capitol, and maybe even
meet with our representative in Congress.
During our trip to Washington, D.C., we will visit the White House, tour the U.S. Capitol, and maybe even
meet with our representative in Congress.

8. Which sentence has correct parallel structure?

The employee was conscientious, devoted, and he worked hard.
The employee was conscientious, devoted, and hard-working.

9. Which sentence has correct parallel structure?

Andy wanted neither the assignment at Columbus nor the job at Toledo.
Andy wanted neither the assignment at Columbus nor to be sent to Toledo.

Exercise 2: After each run-on sentence below select the remedy that would best repair that sentence.  If the
sentence is correctly written the way it stands, select the first option.

1. People already believed the precious metals to be divine so their use in money intensified its allure.
This sentence is correct
divine, so
divine; so
divine their

2. Marcellino always knew his way around the woods this is something he could always depend on.
This sentence is correct
woods; this
woods, this

3. The airport is about to shut down because of the snow and if the plane doesn't land soon it will have to go
on to Boston.
This sentence is correct
snow, and
snow; and
snow. And