Definitions
A run on sentence is
when two or more independent sentences are joined incorrectly without full stop punctuation or a conjunction (connecting word)
You use a comma before some conjunctions
True
The boy ran around the block.
Sentence
Give 2 examples of a conjunction
but, and, or, so, for, yet
Martha . . . Jack will come to their friends, Asoka tonight after dinner.
And
But
So
And
A conjunction is
A word used to connect two independent sentences together
False
The girl in the forest.
Fragment
What does a conjunction do?
Combines 2 complete sentences
Either James . . . Sam comes to my grandmother's house every week.
or
so
and
Or
A fragment is
an incomplete thought; missing either a predicate, subject, or just not expressing a full thought
A conjunction is used to combine sentences together
True
The girl went to the store she bought 3 things she went home.
Run-On (extra 50 is you fix it)
To break up a run on sentence, you need a conjunction
Yes
Mrs. Valencia and his assistant will present seminar material, . . . they prepare it now.
And
Yet
So
So
A run on sentence is a sprint or a marathon?
Marathon
Run on sentences contain no punctuation
False. It can have punctuation but has no full stop punctuation
Dogs are fun pets and so are cats because both are loyal, active, and loving.
Sentence (extra 100 if you identify the conjunctions)
There are different types of conjunctions
Yes
My mother wanted me to bake the cookies...she forgot to send me the recipe.
And
Yet
Or
Yet
A sentence that is not a complete thought is a phrase or a fragment?
fragment
and, or, so, yet are the only conjunctions
False
The toy was lying in the grass during the rain storm it still worked when I brought it in the next day.
Run on sentence (extra 50 if you fix it)
Tell me what the conjunctions, and, so, and because do.
And Combines 2 similar ideas of equal importance
So Gives a conclusion
Because Gives a reason
The games was brand new .... it did not work
Yet