Fragment, Run-on, Complete?
Compound or Complex
Identify the subordinate clause
Find Subjects and predicates
Potluck
100

Fragment, Run-on or Complete?


The wild wind whistled through the waves. 

What is complete?

100
We would like to play soccer, but it is raining too hard

What is Compound?

100

The Coquihallia is a highway that was badly damaged by the storm.

What is that was badly damaged by the storm.


100



Campbell ate ice cream, and Nate had a cupcake.

What is Campbell and Nate - subjects, ate and had -predicates (verbs)

100

What is the direct object?


She gave the book to me.


What is

The book

200

Fragment, Run-on or Complete?


Without her pet pig beside her.

What is fragment? There is no independent clause here


Without her pet pig beside her, she felt all alone.

200


The father stooped to help his daughter tie her shoe, but she had already beat him to it.

What is Compound?


200

After Shawn ate breakfast, he quickly ran to school.

What is After Shawn ate breakfast.

200

The tall lad reached up and got the cat out of the tree. 

What is subject - lad, verb - reached and got.

200

Give the 3 elements of a complete sentence.

What is:

-a subject

- a predicate

- expresses a complete thought.

300

Fragment, Run-on or Complete?


The circus came to town we decided to buy tickets.

What is a run-on?


The circus came to town, so we decided to buy tickets.

300

Whenever I exercise, I always feel better.

What is Complex?

300

The Sumas Prairie, which is an area of low ground in Abbotsford, was flooded by the storm.

What is which is an area of low ground in Abbotsford?

300


The tour began at 8am, so I quickly ate breakfast before we left.

What is subject - tour, I, we

Verb - began, ate, left

300

This sentence has two or more independent clauses.

What is a compound sentence?

400

Fragment, Run-on, Complete


When she walked down the street, everyone noticed her. 

What is complete?


This is a complex sentence- it is also complete.

400

I went to the mall because I needed new sneakers.

What is complex?

400

The students were not paying attention while the teacher was talking so they missed the assignment.

What is While the teacher was talking.

400


Because the movie lasted for hours, I ran out of popcorn before the rising action had begun.

What is 

Subjects - the movie, I, rising action

Verbs - lasted, ran, had begun

400

List the FANBOYS conjunctions.

What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

500

Fragment, Run-on, Complete?


Running to the dock with her arms waving frantically.

What is fragment?


Running to the dock with her arms waving frantically, she stopped the ferry just in time.

500

The kite flew out of her hands; she just couldn't hold it tight enough.

What is Compound.

500

A _______________ sentence has at least one dependent clause and an independent clause. The dependent clause always has a _______________ conjunction at the beginning of the clause.

What is


A  complex sentence has at least one dependent clause and an independent clause. The dependent clause always has a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of the clause.

500

Don't put that in your mouth is an expression that is commonly used by Mothers everywhere.

Subjects - you, that

verbs - put, is, used

500

Identify the direct and indirect objects:

If you give a mouse a cookie, it will be your friend for life.

What is 

direct object - a cookie

indirect object- a mouse 

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