Complete Sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence does not express a complete thought and may lack a subject or 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 often missing a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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

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Example of a complete sentence: 'The dog barks.'

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This sentence has a subject ('The dog') and a verb ('barks'), making it complete.

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Example of an incomplete sentence: 'Running in the park.'

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This phrase does not have a subject or a verb, so it is incomplete.

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

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This phrase does not express a complete thought and is therefore a fragment.

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

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This sentence should be separated into two complete sentences or connected with a conjunction.

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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.