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

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Walter had twenty dollars, he spent them all at

the mall.

• complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Susan and Bobby broke up her friends were sad

for her.

• complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

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Andy was bored he doodled all over his folder.

• Complete sentence

• fused sentence

• comma splice

• fragment

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Sarah had a big problem, she was stranded in the

desert.

• complete sentence

• fused sentences

• comma splice

• fragment

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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

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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.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.4

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B