Identify Fragments, Run-ons, Complete Sentences
A stapler is on the desk in the front office.
Complete sentence
My brother, having struggled in school, decided to go to college; however, it was to play football.
Phrase
Run-on sentence
A run-on sentence occurs when two sentences are improperly punctuated.
Joe never completed his share of food on his plate which angered his mother.
Joe never completed his share of food on his plate, which angered his mother.
"Love conquers all!" said Stacy.
S- Stacy
V- Said
Because we went to the store.
Fragment
Thinking outloud
Phrase
Relative Clause
Subject + Verb + Incomplete thought + Relative Pronoun
Your ice cream will melt, you should eat it quickly
Fix using one of the following
Period, Comma + FANBOYS, Semicolon, Semicolon and Transition Word
He crawled for the first time.
S- He
V- crawled
Have not learned how to get study yet.
Fragment
Unless you pay me
Dependent clause
Sentence fragment
When a sentence doesn't have a subject, verb, or complete thought.
I enjoy amusement parks, I didn't have fun at Great America
Correct using one of the following
Period, Comma + FANBOYS, Semicolon, Semicolon and Transition Word
Full and happy, my family watched the Macy Day Parade
S- My family
V- Watched
My phone is brand new I am so excited to show it off.
Run-on
His thoughts jumping and swirling
Phrase
Dependent clause
Subject + Verb + Incomplete thought
When it came time to pick where we wanted to eat my mom suggested Arby's we went to McDonald's instead.
When it came time to pick where we wanted to eat, my mom suggested Arby's; we went to McDonald's instead.
They are driving to Gurnee Mills
S- They
V- are driving
The new movie is out Friday, I want to go to Gurnee to see it.
Run-on
That concerns me
Relative Clause
What are two common causes of a run-on
Comma Splice
Lack of punctuation
My brother who struggled in school was pressured to take AP classes he didn't do well in a traditional school system.
My brother, who struggled in school, was pressured to take AP classes; he didn't do well in a traditional school system.
Sean and Eli sat along the wall.
S- Sean and Eli
V- sat