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Fragments
Run-Ons
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Fun with semicolons
A Little of this...a little of that...
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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
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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.
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Is the following sentence a complete sentence? Because hungry sharks flashed on the surface of the waves.
No because there is no main clause.
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Identify the two words that would be separated by a semicolon: Because of the rain, the game was postponed, it resumed when the storm passed an hour later.
What is postponed; it?
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FANBOYS
What is the acronym for coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
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what is a fragment?
A fragment is a group of words that dont make a complete thought.
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What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses are joined without appropriate punctuation or conjunction.
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A subject (noun) and a predicate (verb)--it can be just two words, such as, She ran.
What is a complete sentence?
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Identify the two words that would be separated by a semicolon. The puppy quickly acclimated to her new home she especially liked going on walks with her new family.
What is home; she?
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Identify the subordinating clause: I like to fish because fishing is fun.
What is "because fishing is fun"?
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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.
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What is an independent (main) clause?
A run-on sentence has at least two of these clauses.
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Choose the two examples that are complete sentences. Find the sentences: A: Went to the movies. B: The three boys. C: The three boys went to the movies. D: The boys went to a movie.
C and D A) has no subject and B) has no verb
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Identify the two words that would be separated by a semicolon. The circus came to town clowns entertained the waiting crowds of people.
What is town; clowns?
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Identify the independent clause: When I visit my mother, I eat cookies.
What is "I eat cookies"?
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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
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Name at least two ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1) Write the two independent clauses as separate sentences using periods. 2) Use a comma and any one of the following connecting words: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So 3) Use a semicolon and one of the following words: therefore, thus, however, consequently, furthermore, also, nevertheless,
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Choose the example that is a complete sentence. Find the sentence(s): A: See you later. B: See you. C: I'll see you later. D: Later.
A & C
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Identify the two words that would be separated by a semi-colon. Dad is going bald, his hair is getting thinner and thinner.
What is bald; his?
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Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence: Alex likes to fish, and he is going fishing on Friday.
What is and?
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Correct the fragment (there's 2!) Always wears a suit, heels, a jacket to the office.
The woman always wears a suit, heels, and a jacket to the office.
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Is the following sentence a run-on, comma splice, or a complete sentence? The sun is high, put on some sunscreen.
What is a comma splice?
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Is the following sentence a run-on? Many scientists, such as Einstein, think in strange ways.
No
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Identify the two words that would be separated by a semicolon. I had a huge meal, however, I am already hungry again.
What is meal; however?
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Identify the subordinating conjunction: Because they won the lottery, the couple bought a new house and car.
What is "because"?