Fragments
Is the following sentence a fragment? Why is it a fragment?
Was so big nobody could reach it.
This sentence is a fragment. There is no subject.
How do you repair the following sentence? "Judy leads a charmed life she never seems to have a serious accident."
A)This sentence is correct
B) life; she
C) life, she
B. With a comma alone, the sentence would be a comma splice.
Is the following sentence a complete sentence? Because hungry sharks on the surface of the waves.
No, this is a sentence fragment.
What is a sentence fragment?
A fragment is a group of words that don't make a complete thought, and is missing a subject, verb, or both.
What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more complete thoughts are joined without appropriate punctuation or a conjunction.
What is a complete sentence?
A complete sentence must have a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb). It must also be a complete thought.
Is the following sentence a fragment?
"The teacher is old and mean."
This is not a fragment. There is a subject, a verb, and it makes a complete thought.
How many ways can someone fix a run-on sentence?
There are at least THREE ways to fix a run-on sentence.
Choose the two examples that are complete sentences. A: Went to the movies. B: The three boys. C: Birds fly. D: The girls had a party.
C and D
Tell if each sentences is a fragment or not:
1) Toys of all kinds thrown everywhere.
2) Aunt Olivia always wears a motorcycle helmet.
3) Ronald sat.
1) Fragment 2) Not a fragment 3) Not a fragment
Name at least two ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1) Use a period to separate the two complete thoughts. 2) Use a comma and any one of the following connecting words: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So 3) Use a semicolon.
Choose the example that is a complete sentence. A: See you later. B: See you. C: I'll see you later. D: Later.
C
Correct the sentence.
The women always wears suit, heels, a jacket to the office.
The woman always wears a suit, heels, and a jacket to the office.
Is the following sentence a run-on or a complete sentence? The sun is high, put on some sunscreen.
The sentence is a run-on with a comma splice.
Is the following sentence a run-on? Many scientists, such as Einstein, think in strange ways.
No