Fragment, Run-on, or Sentence?
The student and the test
Fragment
I ate all of the cake
The sentence is missing an end mark.
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
The students screamed loudly they hurt the teacher's ears.
Run-on sentence
After petting the dog I decided to wash my hands.
Comma needed after "dog."
Pictures formed in the mind using the five senses.
Imagery
Fragment
This summer I am going to visit Canada, Mexico, and Belize.
Comma needed after the word "summer."
A comparison between two different things by saying one thing is something else.
Metaphor
The final was not difficult, and all of the students received a high score.
Sentence
"There goes there cat," screamed the girl.
The second there should be "their."
Giving human-like characteristics to a non-human object or idea.
Personification
The teacher was so proud of her students!
Sentence
"You're going to the Jam tomorrow night right?" asked Billy.
Comma needed before "right."
The message about life or human nature that the author shares with the reader.
Theme