Fragments and Run-ons
Fragment, Run-on, or Complete?
Because the rain was incessant and the flood waters kept rising.
Fragment
What is the past participle of the word see?
seen
son of Cronus and Rhea; god of the underworld
Hades
This is the author of Oedipus, the King.
Sophocles
This is the genre of The Odyssey.
epic
Fragment, Run-on, or Complete?
Run-on sentences and fragments aren't hard to detect, you just have to know what complete sentences look like.
Run-on
What is the past tense of the word catch?
caught
goddess of love and beauty; said to have sprung from the sea foam produced by Uranus' severed genitals
Aphrodite
This ancient Greek philosopher developed the definition of tragedy and often referred to Oedipus, the King as the perfect model of tragedy
Aristotle
This is the presumed author of The Odyssey.
Homer
Fragment, Run-on, or Complete?
In order to do well in class, you must study, take good notes, and pay attention in class.
Complete
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! What is the past participle of the word swim?
swum
Wife of Hades; kidnapped from her mother Demeter; when she's in the Underworld it's Winter, and when she's on Earth it's Spring
Persephone
According to the ancient philosopher, what primarily drives tragedy?
plot
This is how Odysseus and his men escape the Cyclops.
They get the Cyclops drunk, they stab out his eye, they hide underneath the Cyclops' sheep and ride out under them
Although some teachers believe computers can be too much of a distraction in the classroom.
Fragment
What is the past participle of the word bring?
brought
Was said to be the most beautiful mortal alive; she is the reason the Trojan War started
Helen of Troy
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!! Define dramatic irony.
When the audience knows something that the characters on stage do not
This is the Cyclops' name.
Polyphemus
Fragment, Run-on, or Complete?
Although some people think that watching Netflix is a waste of time, it is actually a source of relaxation and stress-relief for many.
Complete
What is the past participle of the word burst?
burst
he is the son of Zeus and Hera; he was so ugly that Hera threw him off of Mt. Olympus; became the weapon forger of the gods
Hephaestus
Define situational irony.
When something happens that is unexpected by the audience
This is what happened on Aeaea island.
Circe turned Odysseus' men into pigs; Odysseus was protected by a magic herb from Hermes and had to sleep with Circe in order to get his men changed back.