Sentence Fragments

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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 at least a subject and a verb.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence 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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Identify the type of sentence: 'The dog barked loudly, so the neighbors complained.'

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Complete sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'After taking the incredibly long social studies test, Rachel desperately needed a long nap.'

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Complete sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'The team played really well they still lost the game by one point.'

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Run-on.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'On the bench in the north corner of the park sat a little old lady feeding the geese.'

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Complete sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'When thinking about the answer to her question.'

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Fragment.

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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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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

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

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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