Topic: Sentences, Sentence Fragments, and Run-Ons

Simple Sentence:

• A complete thought• Also called an independent clause because it

can stand alone (independent!)• Has two parts: subject and predicate

• Example: The bird flew.

Compound Sentence:

• Two independent clauses (sentences) combined properly by using either a semicolon or a comma with a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) FANBOYS)

• Example: The bird flew away, but he returned the next day.

Sentence Fragment:

• A piece or part of a sentence• Not a complete thought• Needs more information to be complete

• Example: rolled down the hill

Run- onTwo or more independent clauses incorrectly combined or sentences that go on and on without proper punctuation Example: Sadie and her friend played after school but first they did their homework together.

Is it a sentence, fragment or run-on?

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Comma- splice

• A dreaded error where two sentences are combined with a comma only.

• Example: Sadie and her friend played after school, they did their homework first.

How to Fix a Run-on

• To correct a run-on, add a period to create two individual sentences,

• or add a semicolon (;) or a comma with a coordinating conjunction (, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to create a compound sentence.

Fixing Run-ons

• Run-on:

• Sadie and her friend played after school, they did their homework first.

• Correction 1 (period):• Sadie and her friend played after school. They

did their homework first.

• Run-on: • Sadie and her friend played after school, they

did their homework first. • Correction 2 (semicolon): • Sadie and her friend played after school; they

did their homework first. •

• Run-on: • Sadie and her friend played after school, they

did their homework first.

• Correction 2 (semicolon): • Sadie and her friend played after school; they

did their homework first.

• Run-on: • Sadie and her friend played after school, they

did their homework first.

• Correction 3 (comma with a coordinating conjunction):

• Sadie and her friend played after school, but they did their homework first.

Fix the run-on

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Compound Subjects/Predicates

Compound Subject

• Compound Subject: • Two or more subjects in the sentence

• Example: The little girl and the boy walked to school today.

Complete Compound Subject

• Complete Compound Subject:• The words that are performing the action plus

the modifiers accompanying it/them

• Example: The little girl and the boy

Compound Predicate

• Compound Predicate:• Two or more verbs in the predicate joined by a coordinating

conjunction and have the same subject• • Example: The little girl and the boy walked to school and ate

breakfast. • • Example: The little girl and the boy had walked to school and

were eating breakfast. • •

Complete Compound Predicate

• Complete Compound Predicate:• The words that are performing the action plus

the modifiers accompanying it/them• • Example: The little girl and the boy

Coordinating Conjunction Song:“Do your ears hang low?”

• For…and…• nor, but, or, yet, so- the FANBOYS!• They coordinate words, phrases, and clauses• Put them with a comma• They create a sentence • that is called Com--pound! • • If …you…• have a run-on• There are things that you can do• Put a semicolon• Or a comma, CC• Between the sentences• Also called IC’s• Or put a per- i- od! •

• IC, IC, semicolon- compound• IC, IC, comma/fanboys- compound•