Run-on Sentences & Fragments

Front

Every sentence must begin with _________________________

Back

A capital letter

Front

My favorite color is red my dining room is painted red. This sentence is a:

Back

Run-on

Front

A complete sentence has a _______ and a ______.

Back

Subject, predicate/verb

Front

A ________ occurs when a sentence is missing a subject or a predicate.

Back

Fragment

Front

Every sentence must end with _______________.

Back

Punctuation

Front

What is a run-on sentence?

Back

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

Front

What is a fragment?

Back

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a predicate.

Front

Identify the two main components of a complete sentence.

Back

Subject and predicate.

Front

How can you fix a run-on sentence?

Back

You can fix a run-on sentence by adding a period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

Front

What punctuation is used to separate independent clauses?

Back

A semicolon or a comma followed by a conjunction.