Complete Sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and may be 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 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 an incomplete sentence.

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Running in the park.

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Example of a run-on sentence.

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I love to read I go to the library every week.

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What does it mean to complete a thought?

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Completing a thought means providing enough information so that the reader understands the message.

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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.

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What is a verb in a sentence?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being.

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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.