Run-on-Sentences
Rewrite these run-on sentences as two separate sentences.
We ran we walked.
We ran. We walked.
Fix the sentence
can't wait for the party next week.
I, he, she, we, they, etc.
What must you have before the conjunction in a compound sentence?
A comma
The entire basketball team went to dinner after the game.
Give an example of a simple sentence.
Answer will vary
Rewrite these run-on sentences as one sentence using a comma and a conjunction.
We ate all the pizza we still were hungry for more.
We ate all the pizza, but we still were hungry for more.
Fix the sentence
She went gifts.
Answers will vary
Example - She went to get gifts.
True or False
A run on sentence has no punctuation at all.
False
I wanted to go to the mall yesterday, but instead we went to dinner.
Compound
Name the 7 Coordinating Conjunctions
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
The students did their homework they could have some time to play after school.
The students did their homework, so they could have some time to play after school.
What is missing from this sentence?
dinner after the movie.
a subject and a verb
A period does what...
Separate two sentences.
My parents surprised us they told us we were going to Tennessee.
Run-on
What is the difference between a simple and compound sentence?
One has 1 independent clause and the other has 2 or more.
I thought I saw a rat it was a hamster.
I thought I saw a rat, but it was a hamster.
What makes a fragment sentence?
Missing a verb, a subject, or is a dependent clause
A comma is necessary in a _______ sentence
A compound sentence
Mr. Spieker and Batman ran to save the little girl from the burning building.
Simple
When I get older I want to have a big family I like big families.
Rewrite this/these sentence(s) correctly
When I get older I want to have a big family. I like big families.
Fix this run-on-sentence
The other day I went to Grandma’s house and when I was there I ate cookies and crackers and she gave me some soda and then I went outside to pick apples and I fell and scraped my knee so she brought me back inside and helped me wash it out and it didn’t hurt at all.
The other day I went to Grandma’s house. When I was there I ate cookies and crackers, and then she gave me some soda. Then I went outside to pick apples. I fell and scraped my knee, so she brought me back inside and helped me wash it out. It didn’t hurt at all.
"I am." Is this a simple sentence or a fragment? Why?
There will be a 10 minute break after the first lesson and it will be an outdoor 10 minute break.
Where does the comma go?
comma before AND
I really want a new pair of shoes, but I don't have any money, and I can't ask my mom!
Compound
What do we call a set of words conveying a statement/question/etc.
A sentence