Review for You: Fragment, Run-on, and Complete Sentences

Mr. Griot introduces the lesson on sentence structures, focusing on complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences. He explains the components of a complete sentence, provides examples, and discusses how to identify sentence fragments and run-on sentences. The lesson concludes with a review of the key concepts.

What is a complete sentence?

• A group of words that runs into another sentence.

• A group of words that lacks a predicate.

• A group of words that lacks a subject.

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

Which of the following is a sentence fragment?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The cat slept on the mat.

• Running through the park.

• She enjoys reading books.

How can you correct a sentence fragment?

• Add a subject or predicate to complete the thought.

• Make it longer by adding more words.

• Remove the subject.

• Add more adjectives.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• While the dog barked.

• Because she was tired.

• The children played outside.

• After the rain stopped.

What is a run-on sentence?

• A sentence that is too long.

• Two sentences that are incorrectly joined without proper punctuation.

• A sentence that lacks a subject.

• A sentence with too many commas.

How can you fix a run-on sentence?

• Add more conjunctions.

• Use a period to separate the sentences.

• Remove the subject from one of the sentences.

• Add a comma between the two sentences.

Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

• He went to the store.

• She loves to read she goes to the library often.

• The dog barked, and the cat meowed.