Name the error: run-on, comma splice, or fragment
Carmen loved traveling in Italy she thought Rome was beautiful.
Run-on
Carmen loved traveling in Italy she thought Rome was beautiful.
Carmen loved traveling in Italy. She thought Rome was beautiful.
Carmen loved traveling in Italy; she thought Rome was beautiful.
Carmen loved traveling in Italy, for she thought Rome was beautiful.
He was upset that he missed his basketball practice after school.
common noun
He slept.
slept
Add an adjective to the sentence below. Make sure you circle your adjective:
The pen fell on the floor.
The ______ pen fell on the floor.
The amazingly large hippopotamus with one eye
fragment
The amazingly large hippopotamus with one eye
Add a predicate (verb + rest of sentence)
He was upset that he missed his basketball practice after school.
adjective
(basketball is describing the type of practice in this sentence)
The baby cried all night.
cried
Begin this sentence with a proper noun:
____________ is always the first to run out of supplies.
Should be a specific name and capitalized
What two things must be in an IC (independent clause or simple sentence)
Subject and Verb
It's interesting how students view their role in school however, it is also interesting how teachers view their role in school.
It's interesting how students view their role in school; however, it is also interesting how teachers view their role in school.
It's interesting how students view their role in school. However, it is also interesting how teachers view their role in school.
He was upset that he missed his basketball practice after school.
pronoun
saw
________ are my favorite snack after school.
Should NOT be a specific name. This should be a general thing (chips, fruit, etc).
walking tremendously fast through the crowds on her way to work.
fragment
walking tremendously fast through the crowds on her way to work.
Add a subject
Alligators from Florida are known for their social behaviors.
preposition
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is the latest strain of the coronavirus to be designated a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organization
is
Add a prepositional phrase to the sentence below. Make sure you circle your prepositional phrase:
The dog is annoying.
The issue with society and it's problems is not the people, it is the structure that creates the culture the people live by.
comma splice
The issue with society and it's problems is not the people, it is the structure that creates the culture the people live by.
people; it is .
people. It is
people, but it is
Libraries have been a crucial part of cultures since the Roman empire.
preposition
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont's campaign shared how the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate plans on funding the programs of his platform Monday evening —including making the fossil fuel industry pay over $3 trillion for the "Green New Deal."
shared
Add two prepositional phrases in a row as an introductory phrase to the sentence below (don't forget your comma):
we all got pizza.
Example:
Last Friday after school, we all got pizza