What are Complete Sentences Revised Bell Ringer 1

What are Complete Sentences? Revised

Bell Ringer #1 Determine if the following are Fragments Run-ons or Complete Sentences 1. Invented gunpowder in Asia around 1000 A. D. 2. 2. The Crusades of the 12 th Century encouraged trade. 3. Small ships braved the huge ocean they explored the coastline. 4. Although they explored the coastline. 5. At the same time a golden age in Mexico.

Essential Vocabulary Sentence – a group of words that has a subject and an predicate and expresses a complete thought Sentence Fragment- a part of a sentence that is punctuated as though it were a complete sentence. A fragment does not express a complete thought. It lacks either a subject, predicate or both.

Essential Vocabulary Clause Fragment- is a subordinate clause, which has a subject or a predicate but it does not express a complete thought. Ex: after the plane landed. Phrase Fragment – A group of words that does not contain a subject or a predicate and does not express a complete thought Ex: On the highway, fortunately, not at rush hour.

Methods For Correcting Fragments 1. Examine the fragment to determine what is missing. (Subject) 2. Make the correction by adding the missing part Ex: created the potato chip (subject missing) Correction: Chef Crum created the potato chip. (subject added) Ex: Eventually after much thought, he (missing predicate) Correction: Eventually after much thought, he decided to change his recipe.

Essential Vocabulary Run- on Sentence – a sentence made up of two or more sentences written as if they were one sentences. Ex: The pilot was skillful the plane didn’t hit any vehicles on the road. Comma Splice – The incorrect joining of two sentences with a comma. The pilot was skillful , the plane didn’t hit any vehicles on the road.

Methods of correcting a Run-on Sentence • A Run on sentence can be correct three ways 1. Divide into separate sentences with a period. 2. Divide into separate sentences with a semicolon 3. Add a comma and a conjunction (and , but, or, for)

Closure- Complete the following 1. A sentence is a group of words that has a ______ and expresses a complete thought. 2. A Fragment is a part of a sentence. It does not express a _______.

3. A Clause fragment is a _______ clause Which as a subject and a predicate but it does not express a complete thought. 4. A phrase fragment is a group of words that dopes not contain a ______or predicate and it does not express a complete thought.

5. A Run on sentence is a sentence made up of ____or more sentences written as though it were ______ sentence.

6. To correct a fragment ______ to determine which part is missing _______ or both and add the missing part necessary to make it a complete sentence.

7. A Run- on sentence can be corrected in one of three ways: 1. By adding a ______ to separate. 2. By adding a ____ to separate. 3. By adding a _______ and a _______.