Sentence Structure Flashcard

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Example of a sentence fragment:

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Walking down the street.

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Correcting a sentence fragment involves:

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Add a missing subject or verb to make it a complete sentence.

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Example of a run-on sentence:

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I went to the store I bought some groceries.

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Correcting a run-on sentence:

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Use punctuation or separate into shorter sentences.

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Correctly combined sentence with conjunction:

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I went to the store, and I bought some groceries.

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Sentence fragment definition:

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A group of words that is not a complete sentence because it is missing a subject, a verb, or both.

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Run-on sentence definition:

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Contains 2+ independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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Example of a sentence fragment:

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Walking down the street.

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Correcting a sentence fragment involves:

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Add a missing subject or verb to make it a complete sentence.

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Example of a run-on sentence:

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I went to the store I bought some groceries.