Run-on sentences and fragment

​Run-on sentences and fragments.

Made by Lamar Yasin

​What is a run-on sentence?

A run-on sentence is.....

​A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions

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Multiple Choice

What is an example of a run-on sentence?

• Jana ate pasta.

• I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

• The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain.

​What's an independent clause?

A group of words that contain a sentence and a verb.

It makes sense on its own as a sentence. ​

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT an independent clause

• Andrew worked all night

• He was still unable to complete the project.

• When Ronnie gets the assignment

• I'll tell her the assignment.

​What's a dependant clause?

A dependant clause is...

A dependant clause is a group of words that contain a subject and verb, however, it doesn't make sense.

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Multiple Choice

Which sentence ISN'T a dependant clause

• because she was hungry

• Jana ate the sandwich.

• after dinner

• while she played the violin

​How to combine two independent clauses?

To combine two independent clauses we need to....​

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You can​ use a comma BEFORE the FANBOYS.

Example: ​: I was tired after working all day, so I decided to go to bed early.

​Use a semi-colon (;) between the two clauses without FANBOYS.

Example.​ I was tired after working all day; I decided to go to bed early.

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​How to combine a dependent clause and an independent clause?

​Use a comma if the dependent clause comes BEFORE the independent clause.

Use no comma if the independent clause comes before the dependent clause. ​

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Go back to slide 8 to see how to combine them

​A comma splice if when you use a comma to combine 2 independent clauses.

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