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Which of the following is a run-on sentence?

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In 1783, the US Congress ratified a preliminary peace treaty, the US and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, British troops left New York City, and George Washington resigned as commander.
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On April 19, 1783, the US Congress ratified a preliminary peace treaty, and the Treaty of Paris followed about five months later.
C
On September 3, 1783, the US and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, and two months later, British troops left New York City.
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On April 19, 1783, the US Congress ratified a preliminary peace treaty and five months later, the US and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris and British troops left New York City in November.
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Read the sentences. There were five original Iroquois Nations. In the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth. Which is the best way to combine these two sentences?

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There were five original Iroquois Nations, in the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
B
There were five original Iroquois Nations; in the early 1700s, the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
C
There were five original Iroquois Nations in the early 1700s because the Tuscarora joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
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There were five original Iroquois Nations, in the early 1700s the Tuscarora; joined the Confederacy as the sixth.
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Read the sentences.[1] I am interested in history. [2] I decided to read the Declaration of Independence. Which of the following options shows the best revisions of sentences 1 and 2 to create sentence variety without combining the sentences?

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I decided to read the Declaration of Independence. I am quite interested in history.
B
I am interested in the Declaration of Independence. I decided to study history.
C
History interests me. I decided to read the Declaration of Independence.
D
History interests me. The Declaration of Independence is something I decided to read.
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Read the paragraph.[1] Cory tried out for his school play, Rumors, by Neil Simon. [2] Cory got the part of “Ken.” [3] Cory attended rehearsal every day after school, and he practiced his lines every night. [4] Cory was fantastic on opening night. [5] Cory made the audience laugh!Why does this paragraph lack sentence variety?

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Each sentence begins with the subject.
B
Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
C
Each sentence begins with a prepositional phrase.
D
Each sentence begins with the predicate.
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Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

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Marina is a fast runner and a skilled basketball player.
B
Marina, an excellent basketball player.
C
Marina has very strong basketball skills.
D
Marina, a great basketball player, scored 26 points today.
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Read the paragraph.Salvador Dalí, born Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí y Domenech. In Figueras, Spain in 1904. He was a Surrealist painter and printmaker; some of his most notable works explore subconscious imagery. In fact, he was profoundly influenced by the writings of Sigmund Freud. An Austrian neurologist who created psychoanalysis. Which is the best way to improve this paragraph’s sentence fluency?

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Correct the run-on sentences.
B
Correct the fused sentences.
C
Correct the comma splices.
D
Correct the sentence fragments.
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Which sentence contains a comma splice?

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Marco rode to school on his bicycle this morning, he arrived an hour early.
B
Marco, who enjoys riding his bicycle to school, arrived just before the bell today.
C
Marco rode to school on his bicycle on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
D
Marco, who rode to school on his bicycle this morning, arrived an hour early.
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sentence fragment
B
fused sentence
C
simple sentence
D
comma splice
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Read the sentences.[1] Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776. [2] The Revolutionary war began that same year. Which is the best way to combine sentences 1 and 2?

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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, but the Revolutionary War began that same year.
B
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, and the Revolutionary War began that same year.
C
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, when the Revolutionary War began that same year.
D
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was published in 1776, once the Revolutionary War began that same year.
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Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number II, by Thomas Paine.“The character you appear to us in, is truly ridiculous. Your friends, the Tories, announced your coming, with high descriptions of your unlimited powers; but your proclamation has given them the lie, by showing you to be a commissioner without authority. Had your powers been ever so great they were nothing to us, further than we pleased; because we had the same right which other nations had, to do what we thought was best. ‘The UNITED STATES of AMERICA,’ will sound as pompously in the world or in history, as ‘the kingdom of Great Britain’; the character of General Washington will fill a page with as much lustre as that of Lord Howe: and the Congress have as much right to command the king and Parliament in London to desist from legislation, as they or you have to command the Congress. Only suppose how laughable such an edict would appear from us, and then, in that merry mood, do but turn the tables upon yourself, and you will see how your proclamation is received here.”Which statement best describes this excerpt?

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It contains sentences with varied structures.
B
It contains sentences with similar structures.
C
It contains mostly run-on sentences.
D
It contains fused sentences and comma splices.

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