complete sentences

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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 includes a subject and a verb.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence, also known as a fragment, does not express a complete thought and may be missing a subject or a verb.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat sleeps.'

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The subject is 'The cat.'

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

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The verb is 'barks.'

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a part of a sentence that is not a complete thought.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'The sun shines brightly.' Is this complete or incomplete?

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Complete sentence.

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Example of a fragment: 'When we went to the park.' Is this complete or incomplete?

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Incomplete sentence.

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What punctuation is often used to separate complete sentences?

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A period (.), a semicolon (;), or a conjunction (and, but, or).

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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.