Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

Front

What is a complete sentence?

Back

A complete sentence contains a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is a fragment?

Back

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

What is a run-on sentence?

Back

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

What punctuation is used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence?

Back

A comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What type of sentence asks a question?

Back

An interrogative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence makes a statement?

Back

A declarative sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What type of sentence expresses strong emotion?

Back

An exclamatory sentence.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What is the purpose of a comma in a compound sentence?

Back

To separate independent clauses and clarify the relationship between them.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

Can a sentence be both declarative and exclamatory?

Back

Yes, a sentence can be structured to express a statement with strong emotion, making it both declarative and exclamatory.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Front

What is an example of a fragment?

Back

Running through the park.

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CCSS.L.4.1F