Sentence Errors

Guided by the stars, Maria Galvan sailed her pirate ship into the secret harbor.

• Complete thought 
• Incomplete thought

Funny to see.

• Complete thought
• Incomplete thought

Peeta Mellark crawled into bed, tired from a long day of kayaking.

• Complete thought
• Incomplete thought

Excited about the trip, Ron Weasley packed a suitcase a week in advance.

• Complete thought
• Incomplete thought

By the time I arrived, Rafiki had eaten the entire pizza.

• Complete thought
• Incomplete thought

Find the dependent clause:
By the time I arrived, Rafiki had eaten the entire pizza.

• By the time I arrived
• Rafiki had eaten the entire pizza

Find the independent clause:
Luna won the trophy that I had shined for hours.  

• Luna won the trophy
• that I had shined for hours

Find the dependent clause:
Lucy read a book while the plane was taking off. 

• Lucy read a book
• while the plane was taking off.

Find the independent clause: 

While he was on vacation, Joe bought a souvenir keychain for his best friend. 

• While he was on vacation
• Joe bought a souvenir keychain for his best friend. 

This is going to be the most difficult exam of your college career, you had better start studying for it immediately.

• Sentence
• Fragment
• Run-On Sentence