Exploring Fragments and Run-ons in Writing

A sentence with incorrect punctuation

A sentence with too many clauses

A sentence missing either a subject or predicate

A complete sentence with a subject and predicate

Moby fought the dragon.

Rita the sorceress cast her spell.

Rita the sorceress.

The dragon was defeated.

By adding a subject

By adding a comma

By adding a predicate

By adding a conjunction

A clause with multiple subjects

A clause that can stand alone as a sentence

A clause that cannot form a complete thought on its own

A clause with multiple predicates

The dragon roared.

When Rita cast her spell

Rita cast her spell.

Moby turned into a newt.

When

And

But

Or

Cassie was happy because she got a new sword for her birthday.

Cassie was happy because, she got a new sword for her birthday.

Cassie was happy because she got, a new sword for her birthday.

Cassie was happy, because she got a new sword for her birthday.

A sentence with incorrect punctuation

Two or more sentences written as one

A sentence with too many predicates

A sentence with too many subjects

By adding a subject

By separating the sentences with a period or semicolon

By adding more clauses

By adding a predicate

That girl is running fast she’s not slowing down.

That girl is running fast and she’s not slowing down.

That girl is running fast, she’s not slowing down.

That girl is running fast; she’s not slowing down.