RunOn and Fragments Mrs Burhenn Fragments Threw the

Run-On and Fragments Mrs. Burhenn

Fragments Threw the baseball. (Who threw the baseball? ) Mark and his friends. (What about them? ) Around the corner. (Who is? What happened? )

What is a fragment? A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Something important is missing, and you are left wondering What is this about? or What happened?

How to correct a fragment… A fragment may be missing a SUBJECT… Threw the baseball. (Who threw the baseball? ) A fragment may be missing a VERB… Mark and his friends. (What about them? ) A fragment may be missing BOTH… Around the corner. (Who was? What happened? )

How to correct a fragment… You can correct a fragment by adding the missing part of speech. Add a subject: Rob threw the baseball. Add a verb: Mark and his friends laughed. Add both: A dog ran around the corner.

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a fragment? Delivered newspapers in the rain.

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a fragment? Kevin and his dog.

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a fragment? On Monday, we went outside for recess.

Run- On A run-on is two thoughts put together in the same sentence. The two ideas may or may not be related. A run-on can be fixed by adding proper punctuation to separate the two complete thoughts.

Here are three examples of runons: Tyler delivered newspapers in the rain he got very wet. Kevin and his dog went for a walk it was a beautiful day. On Monday we went outside for recess it was fun.

There are 3 ways to avoid a runon 1. 2. 3. Add a period and a capital letter. Add a semicolon. Add a comma and a conjunction.

Method #1 Let’s correct a sentence using a period and a capital letter! Tyler delivered newspapers in the rain he got very wet. WRONG! RUN-ON! Tyler delivered newspapers in the rain. He got very wet. RIGHT! SENTENCES!

Method #2 Let’s correct a sentence using a semicolon! Kevin and his dog went for a walk it was a beautiful day. WRONG! RUN-ON! Kevin and his dog went for a walk; it was a beautiful day. RIGHT! SENTENCES!

Method #3 Let’s correct a sentence using a comma and a conjunction! On Monday we went outside for recess it was fun. WRONG! RUN-ON! On Monday we went outside for recess, and it was fun. RIGHT! SENTENCES!

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a run- on? The kids had a snack they ate too much.

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a run-on? The couple danced they fell in love.

POP QUIZ!!! Is this a sentence or a run-on? The pizza was hot it smelled so good.