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Fragments and run-ons

Sentence, fragment or run-on

10 sentences · All kinds, 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 gardener picks a pumpkin. complete sentencefragmentrun-on

    complete sentence

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

The boys were thirsty, they drank milk. complete sentencefragmentrun-on

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Fragments and run-ons: Sentence, fragment or run-on

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Example · Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?The gardener picks a pumpkin. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)complete sentence

Complete sentence, fragment, or run-on?

  1. The boys were thirsty, they drank milk. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  2. Measured the girls. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  3. I measured the baby. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  4. The sea is deep. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  5. Dad read the story he was sick. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  6. Will enjoy themselves. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  7. The doctor checks the girl, she is sick. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  8. Will catch the fish. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  9. The boy's helmet was hard. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
  10. The cat was hungry, it ate a fish. (complete sentence / fragment / run-on)
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Fragments and run-ons: Sentence, fragment or run-on · answer key

  1. run-on
  2. fragment
  3. complete sentence
  4. complete sentence
  5. run-on
  6. fragment
  7. run-on
  8. fragment
  9. complete sentence
  10. run-on
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