Complete and Incomplete Sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and has at least a subject and a verb.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence 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 occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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Example of a complete sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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This sentence has a subject ('The dog') and a verb ('barked'), making it complete.

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Example of an incomplete sentence: 'When we went to the park.'

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This sentence does not express a complete thought; it leaves the reader hanging.

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Example of a run-on sentence: 'I love to read I go to the library often.'

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This sentence contains two independent clauses that are not properly connected.

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What punctuation can be used to fix a run-on sentence?

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

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Identify the type of sentence: 'The cat slept on the mat.'

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Complete Sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Because it was raining.'

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Incomplete Sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'She likes ice cream he prefers cake.'

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Run-on Sentence.