Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

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What is a sentence?

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A group of words that expresses a complete thought, containing a subject and a verb.

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What is a fragment?

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A piece of a sentence that is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are not properly connected.

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Identify this: 'Since I woke up late for school.'

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Fragment

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Identify this: 'If the power goes out, we may get to go home early.'

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Sentence

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Identify this: 'When we all get back from lunch.'

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Fragment

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Identify this: 'I love to read I have many books.'

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Run-on

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

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A period, a semicolon, or a conjunction.

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True or False: A fragment can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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False

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True or False: A run-on sentence is grammatically correct.

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False