Fixing Fragments and Run-Ons

What is a run-on sentence?

• Two complete thoughts joined with punctuation

• When a sentence tells you too much information

• Two complete thoughts joined incorrectly in the same sentence

• When a sentence is missing the subject

How can we fix a run-on sentence?

• Period

• Semicolon 

• Comma

• Comma + conjunction

What is a fragment?

• An incomplete sentence that is missing either the subject or the predicate.

• A broken sentence.

• A sentence with two complete ideas joined incorrectly.

• A sentence with the wrong punctuation.

How do we fix a fragment?

• Add missing punctuation

• Add missing subject or predicate

• Separate the two complete thoughts.

• Cry

a group of words that does not express a complete thought

• fragment

• run-on

• complete sentence

• prose

What are three ways you can fix a fragment?

• Add an independent clause if the fragment is a subordinate clause.

• Use a semicolon

• Add the missing subject/verb

• Remove the subordinating conjunction

How can the fragment be corrected? "Without knowing the truth."

• He acted without knowing the truth.

• Without knowing the truth is bad.

Choose the sentence that is correctly written.

• She loves to dance she attends classes every weekend.

• She loves to dance; she attends classes every weekend.

Exchanged basketball cards.

• Run-On

• Fragment

• Sentence

What are the three ways to correct a run-on sentence?

• Add the missing subject/verb

• Use a semicolon to separate the sentences

• Place a comma and coordinating conjunction between the sentences

• Place a period at the end of the first sentence and a capitalize the first word of the second sentence.