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What is a subject?
Who or what the sentence is about.
"because he injured his foot."
Whats missing a Subject, or Predicate?
The sentence is missing a predicate. It isn't stating a complete thought.
Fixed:
"He couldn't go to the game because he injured his foot."
"Today was."
What is the fragment missing? How would you fix it?
The fragment is missing a subject.
One way you could complete the sentence:
"Today was very tiring."
"I went to school at 5 o'clock."
Is a complete sentence.
True or false?
True, this is a complete sentence.
"because of the rain"
Is this a complete or incomplete sentence?
This is an incomplete sentence. It doesnt state a clear thought on what the sentence is about.
"Smells like onions."
What is missing a Subject, or Predicate?
The subject is missing from the sentence.
How can you fix a fragment without a subject?
Identifying what the predicate is, and adding a person, or object that makes sense to the sentence. Ex: "joe" or "his bike".
True or False?
You can fix a run on sentence with a semicolon, comma fanboy, and proper punctuation separating the complete sentences.
True, using a semicolon, or comma fanboy lets the writer create complete sentences without having to separate them; Proper punctuation lets the writer separate the sentences creating more than one.
"What a nice day it was for me to go to school."
Is this a Complete, or Incomplete sentence.
This is a complete sentence.
"Ran as fast as he could."
What is the fragment missing?
This Fragment is missing a subject.
Fixed sentence:
"Dogs were chasing him, so he ran as fast as he could."
"I was going."
What type of sentence is this?
This is a complete sentence. It clearly states the subject "I", and the predicate "was going".
"That supra is very fast I wish I had a car like that."
Is an incomplete sentence.
True or False?
True, this is a run on sentence because there is no punctuation separating the sentences.
Fixed: "That supra is very fast. I wish I had a car like that."
What vocabulary word is this definition describing.
Something that does not express a complete thought.
Fragment.
True or False?
"I tried to read a book but it was to boring"
Is this a complete sentence.
False. The sentence is a run-on. Its doesnt have proper punctuation.
Fixed sentence:
"I tried to read a book, but it was too boring."
"The train was late."
Is this a complete sentence?
Yes this is a complete sentence.
"I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time."
Is a complete sentence.
True or False?
False, the sentence is a run-on.
Fixed: "I love to right papers. I would write one everyday if I had the chance."
"Kelly likes to cook she makes chicken everyday."
What type of incomplete sentence is this? How can you fix it?
This is a run on sentence.
Fixed sentence: "Kelly likes to cook. She makes chicken everyday."
Which is an incomplete sentence?
1)"Madison went to the park."
2) "Today I had tons of fun, I slept so well that night."
3) "I was so tired when I went to school, but I didnt fall asleep."
4) "Yesterday I spent so much money; I have to start saving up again."
2 is the incomplete sentence. The comma isn't in front of a fanboy, so its a run on.
"Today was a very nice day, to drink iced coffee."
Whats wrong with the sentence? How can you fix it?
The sentence can be fixed by removing the comma.
Fixed sentence:
"Today was a very nice day to drink iced coffee."
"My mother was sick my grandmother took care of her during the time she was sick."
what type of sentence is this?
This is a run-on sentence; It doesnt have proper punctuation separating the sentences.
Fixed: "My mother was sick. My grandmother took care of her during the time she was sick."
"I was having a lot of fun, now its time to go home"
Is this a complete or run-on sentence? If not why?
This is an incomplete sentence; It doesnt have proper punctuation at the end.
"Within each group, a wide range of features to choose from"
Whats missing from this sentence?
The predicate is missing. The subject is the range of features in the groups, but it doesnt state a complete thought of whats happening.
Fix the sentences.
"Today was, very fun. I went to the park and a trail in the woods. as soon as my head hit the pillow, i was out like a light"
"Today was very fun. I went to the park, and a trail in the woods. As soon as my head hit the pillow i was out like a light."
How do you know when a sentence is incomplete?
The sentence doesnt state a clear thought meaning its missing a subject, or predicate, or it has improper punctuation making it a run on.
"The moon is very red tonight"
Is a fragment/incomplete.
True or False? If true whats wrong with it?
The sentence is not a fragment because it has a clear subject and predicate, but doesnt have proper punctuation making it incomplete.