Sentence, fragment, or run on?

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains 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 often missing a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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The subject is 'The dog'.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

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The verb is 'is reading'.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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Example of a dependent clause: 'Although it was raining.'

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This is a dependent clause because it does not express a complete thought.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'I enjoy reading books.'

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This is a complete sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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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.

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What punctuation can separate two independent clauses?

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