Complete, Run-Ons, and Sentence Fragment Practice

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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Example of a complete sentence.

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Mary did her work at school.

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Example of a sentence fragment.

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In the book.

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Example of a run-on sentence.

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I went to the park and played on the swings I went home when it got dark.

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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

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You can fix a run-on sentence by adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

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What punctuation can separate two independent clauses?

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A semicolon (;) or a comma followed by a conjunction (and, but, or, etc.).

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What is the purpose of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the purpose of a verb in a sentence?

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The verb tells us what the subject is doing or what state it is in.