Sentence/Fragment/Run-on

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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.

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Identify the type: 'She noticed the falling star.'

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Sentence

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Identify the type: 'A young lady in our church choir.'

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Fragment

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Identify the type: 'My mom gave me a birthday present today.'

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Sentence

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Which of the following is a correct sentence? 'The horse was crazy; it was too young to be in the ring.'

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Correct sentence.

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Which of the following is a run-on sentence? 'The horse was crazy it was too young to be in the ring.'

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Run-on sentence.

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What punctuation is used to correct a run-on sentence?

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A semicolon or a period can be used to separate independent clauses.

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Identify the type: 'You are tired, you still have to play.'

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Run-on sentence.