Grammar Quiz: Sentences

Instructions: Identify sentence fragments, run-on sentences, and comma splices in the following sentences. If there is no error, choose the "no error" option.

Note: In the feedback, "Concise" refers to the related section in the Concise edition of The Canadian Writer's Handbook. "Essentials" refers to the related section in the Essentials edition of the handbook.

. The correlation between crop output and bee pollination is thought to be a close one, consequently, colony collapse disorder is more prominent than it used to be.

. Many factors contribute to poverty. Including geographic factors, disease, and lack of education or health care. As well as lack of employment due to problems such as substance abuse or depression.

. Improvements in technology have enhanced the redirection of water flow, allowing for the reinforcement of riverbanks.

. Children under eight years old cannot usually comprehend that advertisements are selling a product. Whereas, those under six may not even be able to distinguish an ad from a TV program.

. The amount of air pollution has drastically increased since the Industrial Revolution, as a result, the death rate from heart attacks and the number of asthma sufferers have also escalated.

. In order to find out why she never seemed to have enough time to get her work done, Alexis recorded how much time she spends on social media. She discovered that she could easily add an hour or two to her work time by going online only four times a day. Rather than every time she got a notification.

. After creating a calendar with all of his assignment deadlines and test dates, Parker saw that he had one whole week in the semester with no assignments that was the last week of the World Series, and since he was a big baseball fan, he couldn't wait to enjoy it.

. It's not unusual for me to find odd bits of paper tucked into library books as bookmarks. But this time it was a letter. Postmarked January 4, 1890, and addressed to someone in my town.

. Carpal tunnel syndrome has many causes, the most common cause is repetitive wrist movements.

. The tobacco in cigarettes is not the only problem, they contain many dangerous chemicals as well.

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