Sentence Fragment/Run-On Sentences

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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 has a subject and 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 missing either a subject or a verb.

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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 run-on sentence: "I love to read I have many books." What is this?

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Run-on sentence.

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Example of a fragment: "The big red barn by the road." What is this?

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Fragment.

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Example of a complete sentence: "My mom gave me a birthday present today." What is this?

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Sentence.

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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 comma with a conjunction, or a semicolon.

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What punctuation can be used to separate two independent clauses?

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A semicolon (;) or a comma followed by a conjunction (and, but, or, etc.).

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Identify the type: "Carson didn't want to play in the game he wasn't feeling well."

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Run-on sentence.

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Identify the type: "All the time."

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Fragment.