Fragments and Run-On Sentences

Fragments and Run-On Sentences

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Fragments
(a.k.a. Incomplete Sentences)

A group of words that does not contain a SUBJECT (person or thing doing the action), a PREDICATE (verb/action), and a COMPLETE THOUGHT is called a FRAGMENT.

Examples: After the football game.
The fancy blue party dress.

Multiple Choice

Fragment or Sentence?

Supplies for school at my desk.

• Fragment

• Sentence

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Fragment or Sentence?

I am using my old backpack.

• Fragment

• Sentence

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Fragment or Sentence?

Mrs. Correia is an English teacher.

• Fragment

• Sentence

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Fragment or Sentence?

Gave me a blue writing folder.

• Fragment

• Sentence

Run-On Sentences

When a sentence seems to run on without coming to a stop, it is a run-on sentence.
If there is no punctuation between the thoughts, it can also be called a fused sentence.

• Run-On Sentence: Derek and Brandon like tennis they play as often as they can.

• Correct Sentence: Derek and Brandon like tennis. They play as often as they can.

The easiest way to correct a run-on sentence is to split it into two sentences. Don't forget to:

• Capitalize the first word in a sentence.

• End a sentence with the correct punctuation.

• DO NOT END A SENTENCE WITH A COMMA.

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Do you have an extra tennis racket mine is lost.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Meet me at the courts we can play for an hour before dark.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Derek and Brandon practiced for several days then they challenged two players to a tennis match and lost.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Brandon was disappointed he told Derek that they needed more practice.

• Run-On

• Correct

Connecting Ideas

A special kind of run-on sentence is made up of two or more complete thoughts separated with just commas. Do not join two sentences with just a comma. This kind of error is called a comma splice.

Connecting Ideas

Run-On (Comma Splice): Mr. Liu is proud of Derek, he hopes that Derek will become the city finalist.

Corrected Sentences: Mr. Liu is proud of Derek. He hopes that Derek will become the city finalist.

Sometimes you many want to show a connection between two related ideas. You can turn your comma splice (run-on) into a compound sentence. A comma followed by a conjunction (and, but, or, etc.) connects the two ideas in a compound sentence.

Comma Splice: Mr. Liu is proud of Derek, he hopes that Derek will become the city finalist.

Corrected Compound Sentence: Mr. Liu is proud of Derek, and he hopes that Derek will become the city finalist.

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Brandon went to the weight room with Derek, and they both worked out.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: One afternoon Derek and Brandon met Eliza in the weight room, she was working out, too.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: A track meet is exciting and suspenseful, have you ever gone to one?

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Derek's friends want to go to the county meet, and they plan to cheer from the stands.

• Run-On

• Correct

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Run-On Sentence or Correct: Some people enjoy team sports, and others like to work out by themselves.

• Run-On

• Correct

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