Complete Sentences, Fragments, & Run-ons Review

Front

What is a complete sentence?

Back

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

Front

What is a fragment?

Back

A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a predicate.

Front

What is a run-on sentence?

Back

A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

Front

Identify the following: 'The cat on the roof.'

Back

Fragment

Front

Identify the following: 'She enjoys reading books.'

Back

Complete Sentence

Front

Identify the following: 'He runs fast, he wins races.'

Back

Run-on Sentence

Front

What is a phrase?

Back

A phrase is a group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb and cannot stand alone.

Front

What is a clause?

Back

A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

Front

What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

Back

An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot stand alone and needs an independent clause.

Front

Example of a dependent clause: 'Although she was tired.'

Back

This is a dependent clause because it does not express a complete thought.