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Fragments and run-ons

10 sentences · Sentence, fragment or run-on, Fix the run-on, Make the run-on two sentences, Break up the and-then sentence

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A sentence has a subject and a verb and one whole thought. A fragment leaves a part out; a run-on joins two sentences with no joining word.

  1. Example 1Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?

    The hose that the boys pull is long. complete sentencefragmentrun-on

    complete sentence

1 / 10 L12Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?

Scratches its ears. complete sentencefragmentrun-on

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Example · Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?The hose that the boys pull is long. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)complete sentence
Example · Fix the run-on: put "although" between the two parts.Grandpa carried the bags, they were heavy.Grandpa carried the bags although they were heavy. or Grandpa carried the bags, although they were heavy.
Example · Fix the run-on. Make it two sentences.The child was happy, he flew kites.The child was happy. He flew kites.
  1. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?Scratches its ears. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  2. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?We cheered loudly. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  3. Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?The guests are happy, they laugh. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  4. Fix the run-on with "so".The bee stung a boy, he cried.
  5. Fix the run-on with "so".The teddies were soft, the girls hugged them.
  6. Fix the run-on with "and".The driver drove the bus, Mom drove the car.
  7. Fix the run-on. Make it two sentences.Dad was tired he chopped wood.
  8. Fix the run-on. Make it two sentences.Grandpa raked the leaves he was tired.
  9. This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.The babies napped and then they crawled and then they smiled.
  10. This sentence goes on and on. Make it three sentences. Start each new one with Then.The cats drank milk and then they yawned and then they crept.
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Fragments and run-ons · answer key

  1. fragment
  2. complete sentence
  3. run-on
  4. The bee stung a boy, so he cried.
  5. The teddies were soft, so the girls hugged them.
  6. The driver drove the bus, and Mom drove the car.
  7. Dad was tired. He chopped wood.
  8. Grandpa raked the leaves. He was tired.
  9. The babies napped. Then they crawled. Then they smiled. or The babies napped. Then, they crawled. Then, they smiled.
  10. The cats drank milk. Then they yawned. Then they crept. or The cats drank milk. Then, they yawned. Then, they crept.
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