Sentence Fragments

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains 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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Example of a complete sentence:

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I have four friends who live in Florida.

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Example of a sentence fragment:

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The best birthday party ever.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more independent clauses that are incorrectly joined without proper punctuation.

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Is 'after the movie' a complete sentence?

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No, 'after the movie' is a fragment.

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How can you fix a sentence fragment?

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You can fix a sentence fragment by adding the missing subject or verb to make it a complete thought.

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

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A period, semicolon, or comma with a conjunction can be used to correct a run-on sentence.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'I need to clean out my locker today!'

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The subject is 'I'.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'They threw away their pots and pans to lighten their load.'

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The verb is 'threw'.