Sentence Fragments

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains 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 this: 'after the movie'

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This is a fragment because it does not express a complete thought.

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Identify this: 'I have four friends who live in Florida.'

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This is a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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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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Identify this: 'They were almost there they were a few miles from the gold mine.'

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This is a run-on sentence because it improperly connects two independent clauses.

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What punctuation can be used to fix a run-on sentence?

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A period, semicolon, or a conjunction can be used to fix a run-on sentence.

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What is a complete thought?

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A complete thought is an idea that can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is the verb of a sentence?

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The verb of a sentence is the action word that describes what the subject is doing.