Exploring Sentence Structure: Simple Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons

The video tutorial covers the basics of simple sentences, fragments, and run-ons. It explains what constitutes a simple sentence, including subjects and predicates, and provides examples. The tutorial also discusses common errors like fragments and run-ons, offering strategies to correct them. Through examples, viewers learn to identify and fix these errors, ensuring their writing is clear and concise.

What is a simple sentence?

• A sentence that is missing a subject or predicate.

• A sentence that is too long and needs punctuation.

• A sentence with multiple subjects and predicates.

• A group of words with a subject and a predicate that makes a complete thought.

Which of the following can be a subject in a sentence?

• Run

• Think

• Jump

• Students

Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The student wrote the answer.'

• Student

• The answer

• Wrote

• The student

In the sentence 'My dad cooked dinner,' what is the subject?

• Dad

• My dad

• Dinner

• Cooked

What is a fragment?

• A sentence that is too long and needs punctuation.

• A sentence with multiple subjects and predicates.

• A complete sentence with a subject and predicate.

• An incomplete thought missing a subject or predicate.

Which of the following is a fragment?

• The bear slept in leaves.

• Jessica's pet frog hopped away.

• The fish in the pond swam slowly.

• Growled from hunger.

How can you correct the fragment 'The bear'?

• The bear is.

• The bear slept in leaves.

• The bear and.

• The bear was.

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that is too long and needs punctuation.

• A sentence that is too short.

• A sentence that makes complete sense.

• A sentence that is missing a subject.

How can you correct the run-on sentence 'The mailman delivered a package my dog barked loudly'?

• The mailman delivered a package but my dog barked loudly.

• The mailman delivered a package and my dog barked loudly.

• The mailman delivered a package. My dog barked loudly.

• The mailman delivered a package, my dog barked loudly.

Identify the run-on sentence:

• Penny tried out for the cheerleading team she didn't make it.

• Mark got a haircut after school.

• We had tacos for dinner.

• The Chicago Bears.