Run-ons and Fragments
Run on or fragment?
-When you come to the party.
Fragment...
When who comes to the party, what are they doing?
What punctuation are we missing from this sentence...
-Where are you going
A question mark (?)
What is the noun in this sentence?
-School can be fun sometimes.
-School (it's a place)
What is the prounoun in this sentence?
-Spongebob is the best TV show because it is hilarious.
It (replaces Spongebob)
Independent or dependent clause?
-Ned ate seven boiled eggs.
Independent (could be a complete sentence)
Run on or fragment?
-Sally went to the store she got eggs.
Run on...
Sally went to the store. She got eggs.
OR
Sally went to the store, and she got eggs.
What punctuation are we missing in this sentence...
-Please stop talking, Bob exclaimed.
Quotation marks...
"Please stop talking," Bob exclaimed.
What is the verb in this sentence?
-Fred went to the store.
Went (form of the verb "go")
What is the interjection in this sentence?
Wow, I never expected that to happen.
Wow (expresses shock)
Independent or dependent clause?
-But he got a stomach ache.
-Dependent clause (We don't know enough info)
Run on, fragment, or complete sentence?
-"Is it time to get ready?" the boy asked.
Complete sentence...
One complete thought with proper punctuation.
What punctuation are we missing?
-"Try to stay calm" Bob pleaded.
A comma...
-"Try to stay calm," Bob pleaded.
What is the adjective in this sentence?
-The tough guy lifted the truck.
Tough (describes the guy)
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
-I want to play, but he does not.
But (stitches two sentences together)
Name the independent AND dependent clause...
-Patricia hit a grand slam, and the crowd cheered.
Independent-Patricia hit a grand slam
Dependent-And the crowd cheered
Run on, fragment, or complete sentence?
-What are you doing?
Complete sentence...
Subject-you, verb-doing
What punctuation are we missing?
-Lamar Jackson is my favorite player but Derrick Henry is cool too.
A comma...
-Lamar Jackson is my favorite player, but Derrick Henry is cool too.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
-Tomorrow, I will visit my grandma.
Tomorrow (tells when the visit will occur)
What is the preposition in this sentence?
-The cat is in the box.
Name the independent AND dependent clause...
-Don't take the tractor out of the barn until it stops raining.
Dependent-Until it stops raining
Run on, fragment, or complete sentence?
-I went to the park and I slid down the slide.
Run on
This is technically a run on because it's missing a comma...
"I went to the park, and I slid down the slide."
What 2 punctuation marks are we missing?
-Where are you Bert asked.
Question mark and quotation marks...
"Where are you?" Bert asked.
Name all parts of speech in this sentence.
-I eat green vegetables.
-Prounoun, verb, adjective, noun
-I (pr), eat (V), green (adj), vegetables (N)
Name all 3 prepositions from this song lyric
-Over the river, and through the woods, to grandmothers house we go.
Over, through, to (all describe where the person is traveling in relation to a noun.
Name the independent AND dependent clause...
-Before I can go to work, I have to eat breakfast.
Independent-I have to eat breakfast
Dependent-Before I can go to work