LESSON7,SENTENCEPROBLEMS,

Chapters1320
Inthislessonyouwilllearnhowtorecognizethese
sentenceproblems:choppysentences,runon
sentences,andstringysentences.
ChoppySentencesChoppysentencesare
sentencesthataretooshort.Whenseveralshort
sentencescometogethertheyforcethereader
togoslowly.Thismakesthewritingseem
more"elementary"thanittrulyis.
RunOnSentencesArunoniswhentwoor
moresentencesarecombinedwithout
connectingwordsorpunctuation.
StringySentencessentencewithtoomany
clausesusuallyconnectedwithand,but,so,
andbecause,formingoneverylongsentence.
Stringysentencesaresolongthereaderforgets
thebeginningofthesentencebeforereaching
theend.
PartAWritechoppy,runon,orstringyto
describewhichsentenceproblemeachsentence
belowcontains.
1.____________________________Iarrivedat
themillhouse.Itiedmymuletothehitchingpost.I

tookmycorn.Isetitbythedoor.
2.____________________________Rubinwas
twoyearsolderthanIwas,andhewasbigand
huskyforhisage,andheneverhadmuchtosay
althoughhehadmeanlookingeyesthatwereset
farbackinhisruggedface.
3.____________________________Rainiewas
theyoungesthehadthemeanestdispositionofany
boyIhadeverknown.
4.____________________________Hesnatched
thecandyoutofmyhand.Heateit.Thenhe
sneeredatme.Hesaiditwasn'tgood.
5.____________________________Theboys
enteredthestoretheystoppedandglaredatme.
6.____________________________Whenthe
lastofmycornwasjustgoingthroughthegrinding
stones,Grandpapushedalevertooneside,
shuttingoffthepower,andthenhecameoverand
askedRainiewhyhewaslookingfortrouble,and
askedhimwhyhewasalwayslookingforafight.
7.____________________________He'sanold
timerfolkscallhimthe"ghostcoon".
8.____________________________Astrange
littlesmilewastuggingatthecornerofhismouth
thebigarteryinhisneckwaspoundingoutandin.

9.____________________________Icouldhear
himchucklingashewalkedtowardshisstore,and
Ithoughttomyselfthattheregoesthebestgrandpa
aboyeverhad,andthatisjustwhatIthoughtof
mygrandpa.
10.____________________________Ididnot
wanttoargueIcarriedboththelanternandtheax.
11.____________________________Abird
chirped.Arabbitran.Mallardstookflight.I
whoopedtomydogs.
12.____________________________Thewily
oldcooncrossedtheriverseveraltimesIcouldn't
shakemydogsfromhistrail.
PartBCorrectlycombinethefollowing
sentences.
IsawLittleAnnfaruptheoldfence
rowsniffing.IsawLittleAnnfaruptheold
fencerowrunninghereandthere.
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Theyranup.Theyrandownthebarbed

wirefenceonbothsides.
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IsawLittleAnnthrowupherhead.
LittleAnnstartedtowhine.
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Ineverlikedtohearthehelplesscry.I
neverlikedtohunttheyoungcoon.
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PartCMultipleChoice
______17.Choosethesentencethatcorrectly

combinesthefollowingsentences.
Icouldseethemstandingontheirhindlegs.I
couldseethemtearingandslashingateachother.
Icouldseethemstandingontheirhind
legs,tearingandslashingateachother.
Ontheirhindlegstheyweretearingand
slashingateachother.
Icouldseethemtearingandslashing
andstanding.
Icouldseethemstandingandslashing
eachother.
______18.Whichofthefollowingiswritten
correctly?
Hismouthandeyesandfaceaswhiteas
chalkwereopenedwide.
Hisfacewasaswhiteaschalk,his
mouthandeyeswerewideopened.
Hismouthandeyeswereopenedwide,
andhisfacewasaswhiteaschalk.
Hisfaceaswhiteaschalkopenedhis
mouthandhiseyes.
______19.Howcantheerrorinthefollowing
sentencebefixed?
Iawakenedmymother,Iawakenedmyfather.
Iawakenedmymotherandfather.

 Mymotherawakenedandmyfather.
Myfatherandmotherawakenedbyme.
Iawakenedmymother,awakenedmy
father.
______20.Choosetheanswerthatcorrectly
combinesthefollowingsentences.
Thehoundranuptothegraveyard.Thehound
startedsniffingandbawling.
Thehoundranandsniffedandbawled
atthegraveyard.
Thehoundranuptothegraveyard,and
startedsniffingandbawling.
Thehoundranuptothegraveyard,and
thehoundstartedsniffingandbawling.
Thebawlingandsniffinghoundranup
tothegraveyard.
______21.Choosethesentencewhichisworded
thebest.
Themusclesinmystomachknotted.
Themusclesinmystomachjerked.
Thejerkedmusclesinmystomach
knotted.
Themusclesjerkedandthemuscles
knottedinmystomach.

 Themusclesinmystomachknottedand
jerked.
______22.Whichofthefollowingiswritten
correctly?
Aslowdrizzlehadsetinanditwas
cold.
Acold,slowdrizzlehadsetin.
Acolddrizzleandaslowdrizzlehadset
in.
Adrizzlethatwascold,anditwasslow
hadsetin.
______23.Choosetheanswerthatcorrectly
combinesthefollowingunderlinedsentences.
Mamawasupsetbecauseoftheaccident.Papa
wasupsetbecauseoftheaccident.Billywas
upsetbecauseoftheaccident.
Mama,Papa,andBillywasupset
becauseoftheaccident.
Mama,andPapa,andBillywereupset
becauseoftheaccident.
Mama,Papa,andBillywereupset
becauseoftheaccident.
MamaandPapaandBillywereupset
becauseoftheaccident.

______24.Whichofthefollowingiswritten
correctly?
Theywouldstop,turnaround,andlook
atme.
Theywouldstop.Theywouldturn
around.Theywouldlookatme.
Theywouldstopandturnaround,and
theywouldlookatme.
Theywouldstop,turnaround,andthey
wouldlookatme.
PartDCorrectlycombinethefollowing
sentences.
Itwasafewdayslater.Billywasonhis
waybackfromthemill.
Ipickedupastickandslappedmyleg
withit.Itwassmall.
Hewasstifflegged.Hewalkedupclose
toher.Hestopped.Heshowedhisteeth.
Inoticedhisoldhand.Itwaswrinkled.
Ittrembledasherubbedhischin.
PartEMultipleChoice
______29.Choosethesentencethatcorrectly
combinesthefollowingsentences.
I'veevenhadseveralfriendshelpingme.Theyare

goodfriends.
TheyaregoodfriendsI'vehad
helpingme.
Thefriendsthatarehelpingme,they
aregood.
I'veevenhadseveralgoodfriends
helpingme.
I'veevenhadseveralfriendshelping
me,andtheyweregood.
______30.Whichofthefollowingiswritten
correctly?
Thewinnerreceivesagoldcup,andwe
mightcomehomewithit.
Thewinnerreceivesacup,andwe
mightcomehomewithitbecauseitisgold.
Wemightcomehomewithitbecause
thewinnerreceivesagoldcup.
Thegoldcupthewinnerreceives,we
mightcomehomewithit.
______31.Howcantheerrorinthefollowing
sentencebefixed?
Mydogswerenotallowedinthehouse.They
didn'tcomein.
Theydidn'tcomeinmydogswerenot
allowedinthehouse.

 Mydogsdidn'tcomeinandwerenot
allowedinthehouse.
Notbeingallowedinthehouse,my
dogsdidn'tcomein.
Mydogsdidn'tcomeinbecausewere
notallowedinthehouse.
______32.Choosetheanswerthatcorrectly
combinesthefollowingsentences.
IsawthewrinklesbunchuponGrandpa's
forehead.Theywerethinkingwrinkles.
Isawthewrinklesbunchupon
Grandpa'sforehead,andtheywerethinking
wrinkles.
Isawthewrinklesbunchupon
Grandpa'sforehead,becausetheywerethinking
wrinkles.
Isawthethinkingwrinklesbunchupon
Grandpa'sforehead.
Isawthewrinklesbunchupon
Grandpa'sforehead,whichwerethinking
wrinkles.
______33.Choosethesentencewhichisworded
thebest.
Thesilentechodiedaway,andsilence
settledoverthebottomsinthedistance.

 Theechodiedawayinthedistance.
Silencesettledoverthebottoms.
Astheechodiedawayinthedistance,
silencesettledoverthebottoms.
Silencesettledoverthebottoms,andas
theechodiedawayinthedistance.