Run-On and Comma Splice

Fragment, Run-on, or Comma Splice

Creating CORRECT and COMPLETE Sentences

Complete Sentence

• Has a Subject

• Has a Predicate (Verb)

• Is a Complete Thought

• Complete Sentence: The boy ate a sandwich.

• Incomplete Sentence: When the boy ate a sandwich - Not a complete thought!

Fragment

• Missing one or more:

• Subject

• Predicate

• Complete thought

• The singing little girl - No predicate

• Eating a ham sandwich - No subject

• While he was laughing loudly - Not a complete thought

Run-on Sentence

• Two or more sentences combined WITHOUT proper punctuation

• The little girl ate a ham sandwich and the sad boy watched hungrily. Run-on NO comma!

• The little girl ate a ham sandwich, and the sad boy watched hungrily. Correct sentence - comma before conjuction

Comma Splice

• Two or more sentences combined with comma but NO conjunction.

• The dog slipped out of his leash, he ran away from his owner. Incorrect Comma but NO conjunction

• The dog slipped out of his leash, and he ran away from his owner. Correct - comma AND coordinating conjunction

Coordinating Conjunctions - FANBOYS

• F - for

• A - and

• N - nor

• B - but

• O - or

• Y - yet

• S - so

Multiple Choice

Laughing insanely as he fell on the floor.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The guy fell on the floor, he was laughing so hard.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The guy was laughing hard so he fell on the floor

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The guy was laughing hard, so he fell on the floor

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The dog, the cat, the donkey, and the rooster sitting in the yard

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The dog, the cat, the donkey, and the rooster are sitting in the yard, and they are singing loudly.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The dog, the cat, the donkey, and the rooster are sitting in the yard and they are singing loudly.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice

Multiple Choice

The dog, the cat, the donkey, and the rooster are sitting in the yard, they are singing loudly.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on Sentence

• Comma Splice