Identify the Sentence: Complete, Fragment, Run-ON!

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What is a COMPLETE sentence?

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A COMPLETE sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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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 and is not a complete sentence.

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What is a RUN-ON sentence?

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A RUN-ON sentence keeps going on and on without stopping for punctuation.

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Identify the COMPLETE sentence: 'Bobby had his friends spend the night they went night swimming.' or 'September 22nd is my son's birthday.'

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'September 22nd is my son's birthday.' is the COMPLETE sentence.

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Identify the RUN-ON sentence: 'It was a beautiful day at the beach today I got sunburnt.' or 'Fall break is thirty-nine days away.'

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'It was a beautiful day at the beach today I got sunburnt.' is the RUN-ON sentence.

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What does a COMPLETE sentence need to have?

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A COMPLETE sentence needs to have a subject and a predicate.

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What is an example of a FRAGMENT?

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'Turned fourteen years old.' is an example of a FRAGMENT.

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What punctuation can help fix a RUN-ON sentence?

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Using a period or a comma with a conjunction can help fix a RUN-ON sentence.

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Identify the COMPLETE sentence: 'Big waves there.' or 'Fall break is thirty-nine days away.'

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'Fall break is thirty-nine days away.' is the COMPLETE sentence.

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What is the difference between a COMPLETE sentence and a FRAGMENT?

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A COMPLETE sentence expresses a full thought, while a FRAGMENT does not.