Run-on Sentences & Sentence Fragments
Simple & Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Identify/Fix the sentence!
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What is a complete sentence?
A complete sentence is a sentence that has a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE to form a complete thought.
Example: Sarah went to the park yesterday.
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What is a simple sentence?
A sentence consisting of only ONE clause, with a single subject and predicate.
100
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
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What type of sentence is the sentence below?
Yesterday I baked a cake.
Simple Sentence
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What is a sentence fragment?
A fragment is an incomplete sentence. To correct a fragment, you have to add the missing subject or predicate.
200
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is a sentence that has TWO or more independent clauses that express related ideas.
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What is a dependent clause?
A dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought.
A dependent clause has a subject and verb.
200
What type of sentence is the sentence below?
I forgot to preheat the oven, so I had to wait another 10 minutes.
Compound Sentence
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What is a run-on sentence and how do you fix a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence is two sentences that run together.
To correct a run-on sentence, you will need to make it two separate sentences or a compound sentence. To form a compound sentence, you need to use a comma and a conjunction.
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What is an independent clause? What are the three components of an independent clause?
Independent clauses are two phrases that can stand alone as a complete thought. They're not dependent upon one another to express a complete thought, but they tie together similar ideas.
A subject
An action
A complete thought
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Is the sentence below an independent or dependent clause? Explain why.
While Katie sipped on her coffee.
Dependent clause
Although this sentence contains a subject (Katie) and a verb (sipped), it's not a complete thought.
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What type of sentence is the sentence below?
After 50 minutes, I checked on the cake to see if it was ready.
Complex sentence
400
What type of sentence is below and how can you correct it?
Lily enjoyed the bouquet of tulips John gave her on prom night however she prefers roses.
Option 1: Change into two complete sentences:
Lily enjoyed the bouquet of tulips John gave her on prom night. She prefers roses.
Option 2: Change into a compound sentence:
Lily enjoyed the bouquet of tulips John gave her on prom night, but she prefers roses.
400
Combine the sentences using a coordinating conjunction:
Cookies are delicious. Cake is my favorite dessert.
Cookies are delicious, but cake it my favorite dessert.
400
What is incorrect about the complex sentence below?
Although it was very long the movie was still enjoyable.
The complex sentence is missing a comma after the word long.
Although it was very long, the movie was still enjoyable.
400
Fix the sentences below to make them a compound sentence:
Fred wore a thick layer of sunscreen. His nose was badly sunburned.
Fred wore a thick layer of sunscreen, yet his nose was badly sunburned.
500
Correct the run-on sentences using TWO different strategies:
Live life to the fullest don't take anything for granted.
Option 1: Change into a compound sentence using a comma and a conjunction.
Live life to the fullest, and don’t take anything for granted.
Option 2: Break the clauses into separate sentences:
Live life to the fullest. Don’t take anything for granted.
500
Combine the sentences using a coordinating conjunction:
Marshall doesn't know how to play chess. He doesn't know how to play checkers.
Marshall doesn't know how to play chess, nor does he know how to play checkers.
500
Write a complex sentence using the two sentences below.
Our boat stopped running.
We were stranded in the middle of the lake.
Option 1:
When our boat stopped running, we were stranded in the middle of the lake.
Option 2:
Because our boat stopped running, we were stranded in the middle of the lake.
Option 3:
We were stranded in the middle of the lake since our boat stopped running.
500
Fix the complex sentence below. (There is more than one error)
She told me a secret, Sarah knows I am trustworthy.
Two correct answers:
1. Sarah told me a secret because she knows I am trustworthy.
2. Since Sarah knows I am trustworthy, she told me a secret.