The leaves swirling across the street
fragment
I went apple picking last weekend.
independent clause
Pumpkins of every shape and size lined up on the fence posts.
independent clause
Because the air smelled like cinnamon and pumpkin spice.
fragment
We jumped into the leaf pile we laughed until we couldn’t breathe.
run-on
The sky turned a deep orange as the sun sank behind the trees.
independent clause
Crunching leaves under my boots.
fragment
The scarecrow stood silently in the field it looked almost alive in the moonlight.
run-on
My dog chased the falling leaves.
independent clause
Write an independent clause using the word ominous from today's reading.
Mrs. Cortazzo will check it.
A dependent clause is considered this if it is not joined with an independent clause.
fragment
A phrase is a fragment because it is missing...
a subject or a verb
A dependent clause gives itself away because it always begins with this...
a subordinating conjunction
