Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on
Whenever I walk past the library.
Fragment
play the piano
Add a subject
What is this punctuation mark called ;
Semicolon
I play the clarinet you play the fiddle.
WRONG
Her dog is white and shaggy.
Complete sentence
We're going to watch a movie we should make popcorn first.
Put a semicolon after movie.
Put a comma and a conjunction after movie.
Put a period after movie and capitalize we.
When two or more complete sentences are not joined correctly, it is called a _______.
Run-on sentence
He dreamed of going to London; at night the London skyline sparkled in his mind.
RIGHT
We need to go to the store we're out of eggs.
Run-on
Aunt Alice makes the best pies, I hope she's making one for me.
Add a conjunction after the comma
Replace the comma with a semicolon
Replace the comma with a period
If you want to separate a run-on into two sentences you must use a _______.
Period
Mrs. Burns is our librarian, she has been working here for twenty years.
WRONG
Jesus wept.
Complete sentence
The shaggy white dog, sopping wet.
Add a verb that creates a complete thought.
You can correct a run-on by using a comma followed by a ______.
Conjunction
That dog with the shaggy coat that covers its eyes.
WRONG
I love spaghetti, it's the best food on earth.
Run-on
We have been waiting outside for hours it started raining now we are soaked.
Add a comma with a conjunction, a period, or a semicolon in between the complete sentences.
Name three examples of conjunctions.
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
If you forget, I'll remind you.
RIGHT