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English 20 Public

4th Grade review over sentences, fragments, and run-ons

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What is a complete sentence?

A group of words with a subject and predicate that makes sense

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What is a fragment?

A group of words missing a subject or predicate; an incomplete sentence

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What is a run-on sentence?

Two or more sentences that run together

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? Sally washed dishes her mom dried them.

Run-on

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? Jeremy jumps.

Sentence

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? Because we lost the game.

Fragment

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? The dog chased the two cats.

Sentence

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? He tripped his friend helped him.

Run-on

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? Under the table in the kitchen.

Fragment

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What are two ways to correct a run-on sentence?

Make two sentences or turn it into a compound sentence

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Correct this run-on sentence. Mary walked home her sister rode the bus.

Mary walked home, but her sister rode the bus. Mary walked home. Her sister rode the bus.

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Correct this run- on sentence: The moon is shining in my room is bright.

The moon is shining in, so my room is bright. The moon is shining in. My room is bright.

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Correct this fragment: Fell off the tree.

Ex: Apples fell off the tree.

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Correct this fragment: Tom's annoying little sister.

Ex: Tom's annoying little sister stole his phone.

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Name the subject and the predicate in this complete sentence: My parents help me.

subject - parents, predicate - help

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Sentence, fragment, or run-on? Close the door.

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