Correcting Sentence

Fragments and Run-ons

Directions: State whether each sentence contains a complete sentence (S), a fragment (F), a run –on (RO), or a comma splice (CS). If it is not a complete sentence, correct the sentence.

__ 1. When Garrison gets hungry, he gets out the cookbooks.

__ 2. His first professional acting role in nearly twenty years.

__ 3. Her mother the famous author of best- selling mystery novels.

__ 4. There are seventeen species of penguins, emperor penguins are the largest.

__ 5.We heard noises in the chimney, a raccoon had moved in.

__ 6. Small birds are nesting on the back porch.

Answer Key:1. S2. F- Add a verb3. F- Add a verb4. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN Conjunction or make the comma a semicolon5. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN Conjunction or make the comma a semicolon6. S