Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on

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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 has a subject and a verb.

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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 missing either a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

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This is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('The cat') and a verb ('is sleeping').

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Example of a fragment: 'When I went to the store.'

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This is a fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

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Example of a run-on sentence: 'I love to read I have many books.'

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This is a run-on sentence because it combines two complete sentences without proper punctuation.

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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

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You can fix a run-on sentence by adding a period, a comma with a conjunction, or a semicolon.

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Identify the fragment: 'After the rain stopped.'

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This is a fragment because it does not tell us what happened after the rain stopped.

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Identify the complete sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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This is a complete sentence because it has a subject ('The dog') and a verb ('barked').

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Identify the run-on sentence: 'She likes ice cream she eats it every day.'

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This is a run-on sentence because it combines two complete thoughts without proper punctuation.