Is this a Run-on or is it complete sentences? If it is a run-on how do you fix it?
The boy showed us his tickets someone gave them to him.
Before: The boy showed us his tickets someone gave them to him.
After: The boy showed us his tickets. Someone gave them to him.
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Is this a complete sentence?
I got up late this morning, I didn't have time for breakfast.
What is
It is not a complete sentence. The one below is.
I got up late this morning. I didn't have time for breakfast.
100
Make up a fragment.
Then correct it.
What is
Then the class will see if it is right.
200
Is this a run on or a sentence?
I went to the park to fine my dog and my cat.
What is
not a run on
200
Is this a comma splice?
his has been a very dry summer, therefore, the supply of water in the reservoirs is low.
What is
Yes
200
Is this a fragment?
Flooring the accelerator, Juan wove through the heavy traffic. As his ex-girlfriend Gigi chased him down the interstate.
What is
Flooring the accelerator, Juan weaved through the heavy traffic as his ex-girlfriend Gigi chased him down the interstate.
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Is this a run on?
Adam is a sweet boy he really loves animals.
What is
Adam is a sweet boy he really loves animals.
That is a run on sentence.
This is the correct way.
Adam is a sweet boy, he really loves animals.
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Which sentence is a comma splice?
A: Kristy forgot to set her alarm, and she woke up forty minutes late.
or....
B: Kristy forgot to set her alarm, so she woke up forty minutes late.
What is
The answer is A.
300
Did you notice the cricket swimming in your cup of tea?
Is this a fragment? If it is a fragment explain why, and if its not explain why.
What is
It is not a fragment. It is a complete thought, it has a subject, and a verb.
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How do you fix a run on?
What is
"How do you fix a run on?"
You can put a comma if necessary, or you can put a period in a spot if necessary. To make it a complete sentence.
400
Write down a complete sentence with no errors.
What is
Show the class the sentence to see if it is right.
400
In Japan, during the last war and just before the armistice. What is wrong with this sentence?
What is
In Japan, during the last war and just before the armistice.
This sentence does not have a complete thought. There is no verb or complete subject.
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How do you correct this run on?
Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot.
What is a run on?
How you would correct a run on sentence:
Before: Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Rome was too hot.
After: Carmen loved traveling in Italy. She felt Rome was too hot.
A run on sentence is two sentence mashed together; as one thought.
500
When is the only time where you need to put a comma.
What is........
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
A way to remember it is below.
F = for; A = and; N = nor; B = but; O = or;
Y = yet; S = so
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What is a fragment?
What is
A phrase or clause that is punctuated and capitalized as a sentence but does not constitute a complete grammatical sentence.
(This was from http://www.answers.com/topic/sentence-fragment)