Sentences, Fragments, and Run Ons Day 2

Sentences, Fragments, & Run-ons
Day 2

remember, review, and apply

​remember

What is a complete Sentence?

REMEMBER:
Complete Sentences have a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb.) They are a complete thought with no missing pieces.
Something is doing something.

​EXAMPLE: THE TINY PUPPY CHEWED THE CARPET.
The subject is "the tiny puppy." The predicate is "chewed the carpet"
So, we have both necessary parts to make a complete sentence.

Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a fragment?

Nya was still making two daily trips to the pond.

• Fragment

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate of the following sentence?

Nya was still making two daily trips to the pond.

• Nya

• was still making

• to the pond

What is a sentence Fragment?

​A sentence fragment is not complete because it is missing a piece that makes it whole. The missing piece could be a subject, a predicate, or both a subject and a predicate.
Someone does nothing at all
Something is happening but no one is doing it

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​EXAMPLE: A beautiful white horse

The subject is "a beautiful white horse," but the horse is not doing anything.
There is no predicate (action word,) so this is a fragment.

ALSO

​A fragment might have phrases and clauses but it will leave you with questions as to what is happening. If you don't know everything happening, it is a fragment.

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​EXAMPLE: Whenever I walk the dog.

What happens whenever you walk the dog? Again, we are missing a predicate (an action that describes what happens) so this is a fragment.

Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a fragment?

And when she asked Dep that question

• Fragment

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a fragment?

made by some kind of animal

• Fragment

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

What part is missing from this fragment? (What does it need to make it a complete sentence?)

made by some kind of animal

• subject

• predicate

• idiom

Multiple Choice

What part is missing from this fragment? (What does it need to make it a complete sentence?)

No one

• subject

• predicate

• a name

​review and apply

Run-on sentences

​A run-on sentence is more than one complete sentence joined together improperly to make one long sentence.
A run-on sentence has all the right parts, but they are not organized properly, so it can be confusing to understand.

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​EXAMPLE: I lOVE PIZZA i WOULD EAT IT EVERY DAY.

This is actually TWO separate, complete sentences: "I love pizza," AND "I would eat it every day."
Because of that, this sentence is a run-on.

CORRECTING RUN-ONS

There are lots of ways to correct a run-on sentence. We will get into specifics later in the year, but for now just make sure you know these:

1. Add a period and make two sentences: I love pizza. I could eat it every day.

2. Add a comma and a conjuction: I love pizza, and I could eat it every day.
a conjuction is a joining word used to connect sentences

3. Add a semi-colon: I love pizza; I could eat it every day.
a semi-colon is a special peice of punctuation that can join some sentences

we will learn more about the rules of semi-colons and conjunctions later this year

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Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a run-on?

My father is a doctor he has saved many people's lives.

• Sentence

• Run-on

Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a run-on?

The twins are always getting into trouble they spilled juice all over the floor.

• Sentence

• Run-on

Multiple Choice

The following sentence is a run-on:

I like grilled cheese sandwiches they are my favorite.

Which is the best way to correct this run-on?

• I like grilled cheese sandwiches. And they are my favorite.

• I like grilled cheese sandwiches; they are my favorite.

• They are my favorite grilled cheese sandwiches.

Multiple Choice

Is this a sentence or a run-on?

The car skidded to a stop; it almost hit a mailbox.

• Sentence

• Run-on

Open Ended

Correct this run-on by adding a comma and conjunction or a semicolon.

Practice was scheduled for Friday the bad weather caused it to be cancelled.

Please retype the sentence correctly.

REVIEW

​A FRAGMENT = Not a complete thought

A RUN-ON = Too much of a thought

A SENTENCE = Just the right amount of thought​