Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons

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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 or conjunctions.

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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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Running through the park.

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Example of a run-on sentence.

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I went to the store I bought some milk.

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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 lacks a subject, a verb, or does not express a complete thought.

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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 predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate tells us what the subject does or is.