Exploring Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences

The video tutorial covers sentence fragments and run-on sentences, explaining how they can make writing difficult to understand. It defines sentence fragments as incomplete sentences missing a subject, predicate, or both, and provides examples. The tutorial also discusses run-on sentences, which occur when two or more sentences are improperly joined. It offers solutions for correcting run-on sentences, such as adding a comma and conjunction or separating them into distinct sentences.

What is a sentence fragment missing?

• A subject, a predicate, or both

• A period

• A comma

• A conjunction

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Which of the following is an example of a sentence fragment?

• They are playing outside.

• She went to the store.

• The white house.

• The cat sat on the mat.

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What is a run-on sentence?

• Two or more sentences stuck together improperly

• A sentence with a missing subject

• A sentence that is too short

• A sentence with too many commas

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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

• By adding a conjunction or a comma

• By removing all punctuation

• By making the sentence longer

• By adding more subjects

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Which of the following is a correct way to fix the run-on sentence: 'Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine'?

• Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine and.

• Stella ate all of her pizza and she then ate half of mine.

• Stella ate all of her pizza, she then ate half of mine.

• Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine.

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Which of the following is another correct way to fix the run-on sentence: 'Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine'?

• Stella ate all of her pizza. She then ate half of mine.

• Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine.

• Stella ate all of her pizza, she then ate half of mine.

• Stella ate all of her pizza she then ate half of mine and.

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CCSS.L.4.1F