Run-ons, Fragments, and FANBOYS

We went to school there was no one there due to

the fog.

• complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Walter had twenty dollars, he spent them all at

the mall.

• complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Susan and Bobby broke up her friends were sad

for her.

• complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Andy was bored he doodled all over his folder.

• Complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Sarah had a big problem, she was stranded in the

desert.

• complete sentence

• fused sentences

• comma splice

• fragment

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

FANBOYS are...

• A musical group

• The guy that fans the football team when they

  are sweaty?

• Boys that are Fans of grammar

• Coordinating conjunctions that, with a

  comma, can be used to join sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which sentence below is grammatically correct?

• Mark was excited, so he bought everyone pizza.

• Mark was excited, but he bought everyone pizza.

• Mark was excited. But he bought everyone pizza.

• Mark was excited, he bought everyone pizza.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

• We can go to the game we can go to the mall.

• We can go to the game , we can go to the mall.

• We can go to the game, or we can go to the mall.

• We can go to the game, but we can go to the mall.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which is the best way to write the following sentences?

• Even though we were tired. We ran all the way

  home. We were hungry.

• Even though we were tired, we ran all the way

  home, we were hungry.

• Even though we were tired, we ran all the way

  home. We were hungry.

• Even though we were tired we ran all the way home we were hungry.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which FANBOY is best to join the two sentences?

Alison and Bobby were worried about the test

they studied all night.

• For

• But

• So

• Nor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E