Parts of a Sentence
Capitalization
Fragment, Run-On, or Complete Sentence?
100
Main clause or dependent? We played charades by candlelight.
Main clause
100
Always capitalize this PERSONAL pronoun
I
100
The girl.
Fragment
200
Main clause or dependent clause?
when the electricity went out
200
How do you capitalize this place? the san antonio international airport
The San Antonio International Airport
200
The girl wanted to go to school she did not like not learning.
Run-on
300
These words introduce this type of clause. These clauses include words like: when, although, after, before, since, until, when, while, but, etc.
dependent clauses
300
the president of the united states
The President of the United States
300
Think.
Complete sentence! This is a complete thought.
400
What kind of clause is this? the Jeopardy game.
dependent clause
400
harvard law school
Harvard Law School
400
He runs.
This is a complete sentence.
500
When extra information is added to add more information. Mrs. Gunter, WHO IS MY ENGLISH TEACHER, is the mother of two children.
Appositive
500
america the beautiful
America the Beautiful
500
The VCR still on?
Fragment
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