Sentences, Fragments, & Run-Ons

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb. Example: 'The dog barks.'

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Example: 'Running in the park.'

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more complete sentences are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. Example: 'I love to read I go to the library every week.'

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Identify the type of sentence: 'It's spring the weather is warm flowers are blooming.'

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Run-On

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Identify the type of sentence: 'After Daniel played a video game, he did his homework.'

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Complete Sentence

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Identify the type of sentence: 'The cute baby giraffe over next to the fence.'

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Fragment

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Choose the complete sentence: 'They drove to the zoo walked immediately to see the penguins.'

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The giraffes reached high into the trees.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'A cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter's day.'

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Fragment

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What punctuation can be used to fix a run-on sentence?

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You can use a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction with a comma.

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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.