Question

identify the sentence structure error in each example by writing r (run - on) or f (fragment) on the line.
healthy kids healing broken bones faster than most adults.
small leg fractures might heal in six weeks bigger ones take many months.
circle the best coordinating conjunction to fix the run - on. draw a line to show where it should be added in the sentence. add the missing comma before it.
so but for
use the correct past, present, or future progressive tense of the verb to complete each sentence.
james home a few days next week while his foot heals.
(stay)
skylar on the monkey bars when she fell and hurt her wrist.
(play)
i had to get stitches in my chin last week, but i well!
(heal)
circle the letters that should be capitalized. underline the title.
my nurse, ms. kaur, suggested i read 101 safe ways to have fun in a cast.
circle the correctly spelled words, then fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
making makeling
recoverys recovereys recoveries
spraned sprained
speedy speedie speedey
cyrus and hazel their
ankles, but theyre both
underline the metaphor. then tell what it means.
pedro broke his leg over vacation, but hes on the road to recovery now.

Explanation:

• First sentence: "Healthy kids healing broken bones faster than most adults." lacks a proper verb form (should be "heal" instead of "healing") to make it a complete sentence, so it's a fragment (F).
• Second sentence: "Small leg fractures might heal in six weeks bigger ones take many months." is a run - on as two independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.
• Verb tenses:
• For "James...home a few days next week while his foot heals." The future progressive tense is needed. The formula for future progressive is "will be + verb - ing". So it's "will be staying".
• For "Skylar...on the monkey bars when she fell and hurt her wrist." The past progressive tense is used. The formula is "was/were+verb - ing". Since Skylar is singular, it's "was playing".
• For "I had to get stitches in my chin last week, but I...well" The present progressive tense is appropriate as it's about a current state. The formula is "am/is/are + verb - ing". So it's "am healing".
• Capitalization: "my nurse, ms. kaur, suggested i read 101 safe ways to have fun in a cast." should be "My nurse, Ms. Kaur, suggested I read 101 Safe Ways to Have Fun in a Cast".
• Metaphor: In "Pedro broke his leg over vacation, but he's on the road to recovery now." The metaphor is "on the road to recovery". It means Pedro is in the process of getting better, similar to traveling on a path (road) towards full health (recovery).
• Spelling and sentence completion:
• "making" is correct. "recoveries" is correct (plural of "recovery"). "sprained" is correct. "speedy" is correct.
• "Cyrus and Hazel...their ankles, but they're both..." The first blank is "sprained" (past tense of "sprain") and the second is "making recoveries" (using the correct forms).

Answer:

• First sentence: F
• Second sentence: R
• Verb tenses:
• James: will be staying
• Skylar: was playing
• I: am healing
• Capitalization: My nurse, Ms. Kaur, suggested I read 101 Safe Ways to Have Fun in a Cast
• Metaphor: Underline "on the road to recovery". It means Pedro is in the process of getting better.
• Spelling and sentence completion:
• Cyrus and Hazel: sprained; making recoveries