Fix the Sentence
I love photography I take pictures every weekend.
I love photography, and I take pictures every weekend
or
I love photography. I take pictures every weekend
I love photography; I take pictures every weekend
I love baking I make cookies every weekend.
What is a fused sentence?
Original: Let it go let it go can't hold it back anymore.
Option 1: Let it go, let it go, can't hold it back anymore.
Option 2: Let it go! Let it go! I can't hold it back anymore!
Option 3: Let it go: let it go, can't hold it back anymore.
Option 2: Let it go! Let it go! I can't hold it back anymore!
Run-on sentence
What is a sentence that joins two or more independent clauses together?
Because I had a big exam tomorrow.
I studied all night because I had a big exam tomorrow.
or add any independent clause
She studied all night, she still felt unprepared.
What is a comma splice?
Original: Oysters in my pocket we're saving for lunch.
Option 1: Oysters in my pocket, we're saving for lunch.
Option 2: We're saving these oysters in my pocket for lunch.
Option 3: We're saving oysters in my pocket, for lunch.
Option 2: We're saving these oysters in my pocket for lunch.
Comma Splice
What are independent clauses separated only by commas?
She baked a cake, it was her first time.
She baked a cake, and it was her first time.
or
She baked a cake; it was her first time.
or
She baked a cake. It was her first time.
Because I had a big test the next day.
What is a sentence fragment?
Original: I just wanna be somebody; to someone.
Option 1: I just wanna be somebody to someone.
Option 2: I just wanna be somebody, to someone.
Option 3: I just, wanna be somebody, to someone.
Option 1: I just wanna be somebody to someone.
Dependent Clause
What is group of words with either a subject or a verb that can't stand alone as a complete sentence?
(Reliant on an subordinating conjunction)
Running through the park after sunset.
I was running through the park after sunset.
or
Add any subject
Although she had already finished the project, and submitted it before the deadline.
What is a sentence fragment?
Original: I believe I can fly I believe I can touch the sky.
Option 1: I believe, I can fly – I believe I can touch the sky.
Option 2: I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky.
Option 3: I believe that I can fly, and I believe I can touch the sky.
Option 3: I believe that I can fly, and I believe I can touch the sky.
Coordinating Conjunction
What connects independent clauses to other independent clauses?
FANBOYS
I woke up late because my alarm didn’t go off and I rushed out of bed without brushing my hair then I realized I had left my phone charging in the kitchen so I ran back to grab it but I tripped over my backpack and almost fell and by the time I finally made it outside the bus was already pulling away and I had to chase it down the street while everyone inside watched me through the window.
I woke up late because my alarm didn’t go off, and I rushed out of bed without brushing my hair. Then I realized I had left my phone charging in the kitchen, so I ran back to grab it, but I tripped over my backpack and almost fell. By the time I finally made it outside, the bus was already pulling away, and I had to chase it down the street while everyone inside watched me through the window.
The team practiced for weeks, they were confident they would win the championship they celebrated early.
What is a fused run-on sentence with 3 independent clauses?
Original: Hello darkness my old friend
Option 1: Hello Darkness, my old friend.
Option 2: Hello Darkness; my old friend.
Option 3: Hello Darkness: my old friend.
Option 4: None of the above
Option 4: None of the above
It's a sentence fragment since it lacks a verb.
Subordinating Conjunction
What connects an independent clause to a dependent clause?
(Ex: "Because" "After" "When" "While")