Complete Sentences And RunOns and Fragments A complete

Complete Sentences And Run-Ons and Fragments

�A complete sentence has a subject and verb. �A complete sentence expresses a complete thought. Complete sentences

�Subject + verb + object �Phrase, + subject + verb + object �Subject + verb + prepositional phrase �Dependent Clause, + subject + verb + object �Subject + verb + dependent clause Complete sentences

�Phrase, + subject �Subject + prepositional phrase �Dependent Clause + subject �Verb + dependent clause �Clause �Phrase + dependent clause Incomplete sentences

�To be one with nature �Happening tonight �Driving the car to the store �Going to the park �Amber walking her dog �Because that’s the way it goes �So that’s what happened Incomplete sentences

�Remember: A phrase doesn’t have a verb in it. �Remember: A dependent clause doesn’t express a complete idea. Incomplete sentences

�Need a comma, a period or a conjunction. �State more than one idea without any pause. Run-on sentences

�I like to go to the store I like to buy fruit. �She took her sister to the movies they saw “Pitch Perfect. ” �The Chicago Bears are leading the NL Central they just beat the Titans. �The Chicago Bears defense scores a lot of points and they run interceptions back for touchdowns and they help win games and they force fumbles. Run-on sentences

�You can: ◦ make the sentence into two separate sentences ◦ add a semi-colon ◦ add a conjunction (and, or, but) ◦ make one of the parts a clause Run-on sentences

�I like to go to the store AND I like to buy fruit. �She took her sister to the movies; they saw “Pitch Perfect. ” �The Chicago Bears are leading the NL Central. They just beat the Titans. �The Chicago Bears defense scores a lot of points BECAUSE they run interceptions back for touchdowns. Run-on sentences