RunONs and Fragments

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What is a Fragment?1. Incomplete sentence.

2. Missing subject or verb.

3. Dependant clause only.4. Incomplete thought.


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Warm-Up Exercise Directions: Finish all of the fragments so that they are

complete sentences:

1. My favorite TV show is.2. If my alarm clock had gone off on time.

3. Swimming across the ocean.

4. Armines favorite food.


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What is a sentence?

Asentence is the smallest grammatical unitconsisting of words that express a complete statement

or question. A sentence always contains at least asubject and a predicate.

Some of the athletes are running in the Olympics.


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Subject

Definitions:

Asubject is a noun that performs the action(predicate) in a sentence.

Answers the question Who?

Some of the athletes are running in the Olympics.

(subject)


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PredicateA verb is the action being performed in the sentence.

The predicate contains the verb and sometimes a

secondary noun. Ex. Some of the athletes are running in the Olympics.

(verb)

Ex. Some of the athletes are running in the Olympics.

(predicate) Ex. It is raining. (verb=predicate)


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Dependant Clause

Subject I Predicate cooked foodSubordinating conjunction If - Indicates the start of a dependent

clause.

A dependent clause is an incomplete thought that needs anindependent clause to make sense.

If I cooked food, I would have something to eat.Dependent clause = If I cooked foodIndependent clause = I would have something to eat.

Is this a complete sentence or a fragment?If I cooked food.


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Subordinating conjunctions After

AlthoughAsBecause

BeforeEven ifEven thoughIfIn order that once

Provided thatRather thanSinceSo that

ThanThatThoughUnless until

WhenWheneverWhereWhereasWherever

WhetherWhileWhy


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Connecting sentences Sentence 1: It is raining.

Sentence 2: I cannot take my dog for a walk.

How can we connect two complete sentences? Period

Comma and Coordinating Conjunction

Semi colon

Turn into dependent and independent clauses.

Can we separate them with a comma?


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Run- on SentencesA run-on sentence is two or more complete sentences

that have incorrect punctuation to connect them.

There are two types of run-on sentences: A fused sentence

A comma splice


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Fused sentence vs. Comma splice Tom went to the park he walked his dog.

Tom went to the park, he walked his dog.


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How do we fix run-on sentences?Add aperiod.

Add a semicolon.

Ann just finished her test; she is very tired.Adding a semicolon, a conjunctive adverb or

transitional phrase, and a comma makes a completesentence, too.

Ann just finished her test; therefore, she is very tired. Ann just finished her test. Therefore, she is very tired.


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Common conjunctive adverbs and

Transitional PhrasesAlso

Besides

Consequently For example

Furthermore

However

Meanwhile

Moreover

Nevertheless Otherwise

Therefore

Thus


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How do we fix run-on sentences?Add a coordinating conjunction with a comma.

For And Nor But Or Yet So = FANBOYS

Tom went to the park, andhe walked his dog.Add a subordinating conjunction. Be careful about the

punctuation!

When I got to the office, it was empty.

The office was emptywhen I got there.


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Practice!

1. I have to write a paper for my Political Scienceclass

2. Fall is my favorite season

3. Jose is a very nice tutor

4. The Writing Center moved to a new building

5. I lost my keys

6. I love to go hiking

7. This semester is very hard for me

8. Halloween is my favorite holiday

a. We have much more space now

b. I am taking 18 units

c. I enjoy the outdoors

d. He helped me to make an outline for my essay

e. I found them a week later

f. It is due in one week

g. I get to wear a costume

h. It is neither too cold nor too warm.

Directions: Try to match the sentences together and connect them with a punctuation mark or acoordinating conjunction. Read all of your choices before choosing the correct answer


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