Sentence Structure
A sentence with one independent clause?
Simple Sentence
Place the comma correctly in this sentence:
I have been to Arizona Florida Nevada and Vermont.
I have been to Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and Vermont.
Fragment or sentence:
We studied.
Sentence
What is the definition of a run-on sentence?
Two complete sentences are not divided or combined correctly.
Two complete sentences are combined with a comma and conjunction (FANBOYS)
Compound Sentence
Place the commas correctly:
I want to go outside but it is too hot.
I want to go outside, but it is too hot.
Is this sentence a fragment or complete:
While I was babysitting the kids last Wednesday.
Fragment
Fix this run on: “It’s late, I must go.”
"It's late, but/so I must go."
A sentence with a dependent clause and independent clause
Complex Sentence
Place the commas correctly:
This trip has been a fun exciting memory.
This trip has been a fun, exciting memory.
What is missing in this sentence? (A subject or predicate)
"Walked home from school."
Subject
Fix this run-on:
I went to the mall with my friends we shopped at different stores and ate lunch.
I went to the mall with my friends. We shopped at different stores and ate lunch.
Multiple clauses, one dependent + 2 independent.
Compound-Complex
Please the commas correctly:
After the soccer game we are going to lunch.
After the soccer game, we are going to lunch.
Sentence or fragment:
The box in the closet with all of the papers, pens, and pencils.
Fragment
What is it called when two complete sentences (independent clauses) are combined with only a comma and no conjunction?
A comma splice
Identify the sentence type: “After I ate, I washed dishes, and I relaxed.”
Compound-Complex
Place the commas correctly:
The student who is wearing a red shirt is in 10th grade.
The student, who is wearing a red shirt, is in 10th grade.
What type of word can be placed at the beginning of the sentence that can create a dependent clause?
A subordinating conjunction
What are the 4 ways a run-on can be corrected?
1. Divide with a period
2. Divide with a semicolon
3. Combine with a comma + FANBOYS
4. Combine with a subordinating conjunction