Sentence Fragments

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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 cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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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 includes a subject and a verb.

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Identify the following: 'After the movie.'

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Fragment

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Identify the following: 'I have four friends who live in Florida.'

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Sentence

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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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Identify the following: 'They threw away their pots and pans to lighten their load.'

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Correct sentence

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Identify the following: 'They were almost there they were a few miles from the gold mine.'

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Run-on sentence

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

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

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a verb in a sentence?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being.