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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. It often lacks a subject or a verb.

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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 contains at least a subject and a verb.

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Identify the following: 'As if he had never been asked to open his locker before.'

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Fragment

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Identify the following: 'The old green Volkswagen bug without power steering and automatic transmission.'

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Fragment

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Identify the following: 'Although she drives me crazy, I am forced to tolerate her for 42 minutes per day.'

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Complete Sentence

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Identify the following: 'He shivered.'

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Complete Sentence

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What punctuation is used to connect two independent clauses?

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A semicolon (;) is used to connect two independent clauses.

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Which is correct: 'I love ice cream; it is delicious.' or 'I love ice cream, it is delicious.'?

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'I love ice cream; it is delicious.' is correct.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is a sentence that combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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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.