Run on sentences and Fragments

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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 appropriate punctuation or conjunctions.

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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 cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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Identify a complete sentence.

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A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

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Example of a run-on sentence.

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I love to read I have many books.

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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 is the difference between a sentence and a fragment?

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A sentence expresses a complete thought, while a fragment does not.

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

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The subject is 'The cat'.

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

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The predicate is 'barked loudly'.

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What punctuation can be used to separate independent clauses?

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A semicolon or a comma followed by a conjunction can be used.

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Example of a fragment.

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Running through the park.