Copy of Sentence Errors: Fragments and Run-ons

A GROUP OF WORDS THAT

DOES NOT EXPRESS A

COMPLETE THOUGHT

EITHER BECAUSE IT HAS NO

SUBJECT, OR IT HAS NO VERB

PHRASE FRAGMENT

Phrase fragments may consist of modified nouns without verbs, modified verbs without subjects, or prepositional, appositive, or verbal phrases.

CLAUSE FRAGMENT

These are subordinate clauses that are capitalized and punctuated as if it were a sentence.

SERIES FRAGMENT

A series of words that are so long

that is sometimes fools you into

thinking it is a sentence.

fragments

TWO OR MORE

COMPLETE SENTENCES

THAT ARE CAPITALIZED

AND PUNCTUATED

AS IF IT WERE ONE

WHOLE SENTENCE

Two or more independent sentences

that are “fused together” to make one

without the use of any punctuation

"The boy ate his delicious dinner AND his sister played with her dolls in the corner."

fused run-on

comma splice

Two or more independent clauses

are joined only by commas.

"I got up late this morning, I didn't have time for breakfast"

"I got up late this morning SO I didn't have time for breakfast."

RULE

If there are more than two independent clauses in a series, separate the final two independent clauses with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

RULE

When there are two independent

clauses, separate the clauses using a comma (,) plus a coordinating

conjuction. (FANBOYS)

RULE

Make a clause subordinating if necessary

RULE

Determine the independent

clauses then separate those independent clauses with a

semi-colon (;).

The girl danced her heart out; the audience

loved the performance

RULE

Separate independent

clauses using a period

(.)

"She enjoyed playing

the guitar a lot. She has been learning

how to play since she

was a child."

RULES IN CORRECTING

RUN-ON SENTENCES

run-ons

SENTENCE ERRORS

KICKSTARTERS

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1.) before I lost weight

2.) The child has severe cold she sneezed relentlessly.

3.) After I got well

4.) He took the bus to school

his mother drove to work.

5.) The boys played basketball the girls played tennis.

6.) The mother got mad, the daughter was crying.

7.) she was unreasonable

8.) pulsing through her

9.) She was at a loss she didn't know what to do.

10.) she wanted

nothing more

Fragment or Run-on?

1.) Sam lost his wallet while walking around the mall, Madeline found it and returned it.

2.) He was having a hard time dealing with the drama he hoped it would end soon.

3.) She was expected to discipline the class well enough she taught her lesson, sentence errors, well.

Fused or Comma-Splice?

5.) Abe wasn't please with the dish's outcome, he sniffed in disgust.

5.) The baby is sleeping don't be too loud.

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the wailing child

after a long while

stole the cookies

"The student was studying diligently, the sister was singing, AND the mother

was washing the dishes."

"The student was studing diligently the sister was singing the mother was washing the dishes."

The girl danced her heart out, the audience loved every bit of the performance.

"She enjoyed playing

the guitar a lot,

she has been learning

how to play since she

was a child."

"The boy won a medal, his parents were proud."

"Her grandmother died of cancer the girl was devastated."

"Her grandmother died of cancer, SO the girl was devastated."

"SINCE the boy won a medal, his parents were proud."

EX:

“The boy ate his delicious dinner his sister played with her dolls in the corner.”

CORRECTED SENTENCE!