Sentence, Fragments, and Run-Ons

What is a sentence fragment?

• A complete sentence with a subject and verb

• A separated sentence part that does not express a complete thought

• A sentence with multiple clauses

• A sentence with a semicolon

What is missing in a sentence fragment?

• A subject, a verb, or both

• A punctuation mark

• A conjunction

• An adjective

What is a comma splice?

• A type of sentence fragment

• A type of run-on sentence

• A sentence with a semicolon

• A sentence with a conjunction

How can you fix a run-on sentence?

• Add a subject

• Use a semicolon or make each thought its own sentence

• Remove the verb

• Add an adjective

Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on: "Although Rick gets a big allowance from his parents."

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Clause

Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on: "The body manufactures both red and white blood cells."

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Clause

Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on: "The body manufactures both red and white blood cells."

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Phrase

Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on: "Reece’s sparkling gold necklace caught the eye of a classmate who plotted to steal it."

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Phrase

Identify the following as a sentence, fragment, or run-on: "We were eating breakfast, my little brother spilled his milk."

• Sentence

• Fragment

• Run-on

• Clause

Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

• The sun set the stars appeared.

• The sun set.

• The stars appeared.