Identifying Sentences, Fragments, and Run-Ons

What are the essential components of a complete sentence?

• Subject and predicate

• Subject and verb

• Verb and object

• Predicate and object

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What does a complete thought in a sentence mean?

• Having all the information needed to understand the sentence

• Having a subject and a predicate

• Having a predicate and an object

• Having a subject and a verb

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Why is 'After I get home' considered a fragment?

• It lacks a predicate

• It is too short

• It does not express a complete thought

• It lacks a subject

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following is a fragment?

• Amy likes swimming.

• She cried.

• After I get home.

• I like basketball.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

What creates a run-on sentence?

• A sentence without a subject

• A sentence without a predicate

• Multiple sentences without proper punctuation

• A sentence that is too long

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CCSS.L.4.1F

How can you correct a run-on sentence?

• By adding a conjunction

• By adding a comma

• By adding a semicolon

• By adding a period

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Identify the error in the sentence: 'I try to read every day, it helps me relax.'

• It lacks a predicate

• It lacks a subject

• It is a run-on sentence

• It is a fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which of the following sentences is correct?

• I like basketball; Amy likes swimming.

• I like basketball but Amy likes swimming.

• I like basketball, Amy likes swimming.

• I like basketball Amy likes swimming.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

What is the subject in the sentence: 'Carl Smith is my favorite actor'?

• Carl Smith

• Smith

• Carl

• My favorite actor

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the predicate in the sentence: 'She cried'?

• She

• Cried

• None of the above

• She cried

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I