Complete, Fragment, Run-On

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and has 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 missing either 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 complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation.

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Example of a complete sentence:

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The dog barked loudly.

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Example of a fragment:

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Because I was late.

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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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What punctuation can fix a run-on sentence?

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A period, semicolon, or a conjunction can fix a run-on sentence.

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How can you identify a fragment?

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A fragment often starts with a subordinating word like 'because', 'when', or 'if'.

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What is the purpose of a subject in a sentence?

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The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What is the purpose of a verb in a sentence?

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The verb tells us what the subject is doing or what state it is in.