Sentences Types of Sentences Sentence Structure Fragments RunOns
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Sentences * Types of Sentences * Sentence Structure: Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices
Types of Sentences �A simple sentence consists of one independent clause and no subordinate clauses. A simple sentence may contain a compound subject or a compound verb. ◦ EXAMPLE: Most TV family shows idealize family life. According to TV, parents could understand solve any problem. (compound verb)
�A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses. ◦ EXAMPLE: A 1970 s sitcom called The Brady Bunch featured a blended family that consisted of two of the original parents, three girls, and three boys. �A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined together. ◦ EXAMPLE: The TV Father worked, and the TV mother
�A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. ◦ EXAMPLE: Each week the show broke new ground, as actors tackled one sensitive subject after another, the show quickly became the number one program on television.
Writing Sentences �A sentence fragment is part of a sentence that is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence. �Fragments are caused by missing parts, sometimes a sentence fragment is missing a subject or a verb. ◦ EXAMPLE: Chef Crum angered by the rejection. (fragment) How would you make this a complete thought?
�A run-on sentence is two or more sentences written as though they were one sentence. �Ways to fix: separate into two sentences, comma + FANBOYS, or semicolon. Fix this ◦ EXAMPLE: run-on The book paved the way for Julia Child’s television series The French Chef eventually Child became a star in the world of cooking.
�A comma splice occurs when the writer mistakenly uses a comma instead of a semicolon or period. �What’s the mistake below? ◦ EXAMPLE: For generations, people have enjoyed the ever popular ice cream as a dessert, historical records show that ice cream was invented by the Chinese around 2000 B. C.
Checklist for Correcting Fragments and Run-Ons �Have I… ◦ ____ avoided a run-on sentence by adding a conjunction and a comma or a semicolon or a period? ◦ ____ corrected any comma splices with a semicolon or a period? �Does each sentence… ◦ ____ have a subject? ◦ ____ have a verb? ◦ ____ express a complete thought?
