Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a verb.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences that are incorrectly joined together without proper punctuation.

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Example of a complete sentence:

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The cat chased the mouse.

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Example of a fragment:

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When I went to the store.

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Example of a run-on sentence:

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I love to read I have many books.

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How can you fix a run-on sentence?

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You can fix a run-on sentence by adding a period, a comma with a conjunction, or a semicolon.

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What punctuation can separate two complete sentences?

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A period (.), a semicolon (;), or a comma with a conjunction (and, but, or).

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Identify the type: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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Complete sentence.

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Identify the type: 'Because I was late.'

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Fragment.