Sentence, Fragment, or Run-On?

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It has a subject and a verb, and it starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark.

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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. It may be missing 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 sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

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This is a complete thought with a subject (the cat) and a verb (is sleeping).

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Example of a fragment: 'Running in the park.'

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This does not express a complete thought because it lacks a subject and a verb.

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Example of a run-on sentence: 'I love to read I go to the library every week.'

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This is a run-on because it combines two complete thoughts 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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What punctuation marks end a sentence?

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A sentence ends with a period (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!).

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the verb of a sentence?

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The verb is the action word in the sentence that tells what the subject is doing.