Sentence: complete, run-ons, and fragments

What makes a

Sentence?

Complete? Fragment? Run-On?

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Complete Sentences

A full thought!

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A complete sentence is a sentence that shows a complete thought. It has to have a subject and a predicate.

Example- When at the beach, Jill loves to play in the water!

Subject

Predicate

Fragments

incomplete thought

A fragment is an incomplete thought that is missing a subject or predicate.

Missing predicate!

The salty water.

Pulsing in and out with the tide.

Missing subject!

fragment!

Walking through the lush green forest on a sunny day, listening to the melodic sounds of birds singing and the gentle rustling of leaves in the wind.

Long sentence complete sentence

Run-Ons

more than one thought

A run-on sentence happens when two sentences run together without a connecting word or punctuation.

Example: I love to collect shells on the beach they are each unique and special in their own way.

How to fix a Run-On Sentence

Add a comma AND conjunction

Use a Semi Colon (;)

The beach is a peaceful place I do most of my best thinking there.

Shells are everywhere, they are each unique and special in their own way.

The beach is a peaceful place; I do most of my best thinking there.

Shells are everywhere, yet they are each unique and special in their own way.

Correct the Run-Ons

My dog ran away I found him.

I like ice cream I like brownies even more.

The Chiefs are the best NFL team, they are going to win the Super Bowl.

He tried his hardest he did not win.

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Fragment

Fragment

--+--

Jake plays soccerhe also runs.

She loves pizza, but he prefers burgers.

Complete

Complete

Run-On

Run-On

Because the line was so long.

The warm, inviting sun which peeked from behind the clouds

Because she studied hard, she aced the test!

She spent all day in the sun now her back is burnt.

Run-On

Complete

--+--

Jake plays soccerhe also runs.

She loves pizza, but he prefers burgers.

Fragment

Fragment

The warm, inviting sun which peeked from behind the clouds

Because the line was so long.

Complete

Run-On

Because she studied hard, she aced the test!

She spent all day in the sun now her back is burnt.

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