Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

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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 contains a subject and a predicate.

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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 is two or more independent clauses that are incorrectly joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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Identify the type: 'Chase won the GimKit.'

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Sentence

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Identify the type: 'This class is so boring and it feels like it will never end.'

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Run-on

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Identify the type: 'Since I woke up late for school.'

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Fragment

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

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Sentence

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True or False: 'When we all get back from lunch.' is a complete sentence.

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False

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

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A period, semicolon, or a coordinating conjunction can be used to correct a run-on sentence.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.