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Sentence Completion Corection

The document discusses fragments and run-on sentences. It defines fragments as incomplete sentences that are missing an independent clause. It also defines run-on sentences as those that join two independent clauses with just a comma or no punctuation. The document provides examples of fragments and run-on sentences, and explains different ways to correct them such as adding an independent clause, joining clauses with coordinators or subordinators, using a semicolon, or separating into separate sentences with periods.

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Sentence Completion Corection

The document discusses fragments and run-on sentences. It defines fragments as incomplete sentences that are missing an independent clause. It also defines run-on sentences as those that join two independent clauses with just a comma or no punctuation. The document provides examples of fragments and run-on sentences, and explains different ways to correct them such as adding an independent clause, joining clauses with coordinators or subordinators, using a semicolon, or separating into separate sentences with periods.

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FRAGMENTS AND RUN-ONS

Fragments are sentences that are incomplete. A


sentence can be considered a fragment if: It begins
with the words
which, because, although, before, while, whether,
whenever, unless, if, after, since, when, until, by, as
long as, even though, whereas,
AND is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE. A DEPENDENT
CLAUSE is a sentence that can have a subject and a
verb, but does not express a complete thought. The
red highlighted words are called SUBORDINATORS
because they render a sentence subordinate or
unable to stand on its own.
Here are a few examples of fragments (or,
dependent clauses with subordinators) at the
beginning
Fragment Correct Way (Not a fragment)
If I go to school today. If I go to school today, then I
will take the test.

Unless love finds me. Unless love finds me, I will


always be unhappy.

After you leave. After you leave, I will be sad.


Here are a few fragments that are missing the
subject or the verb

Fragment Correct Way (Not a fragment)


Lilies from the valley. I can smell the lilies from the
valley

Plays in the dark. The theater puts on plays in


the dark.

Pumpkins in the grass. Let me see the pumpkins in


the grass.
If the noun is followed by the words who, which, or
that
Here are a few examples of fragments that have
the words which, that or who following the noun
Fragment Correct Way (Not a fragment)
Children that sing. The children that sing in the
choir will be over for dinner.

A dancer who steals. A dance who steals the show


will impress the audience.

People who laugh. People who laugh tend to be


happy.
How can one turn a fragment into a complete
sentence? One may simply add to the sentence
what is lacking. For example

As long as I have you.

As long as I have you, nothing can stand in our way.

This fragment can be fixed by adding an INDEPENDENT


CLAUSE. An independent clause is a sentence that can
stand alone because it has a subject and a verb and
conveys a complete thought. Independent clauses are
basically regular sentences.
Running in the streets.
Sam is running in the streets.
We can fix this fragment by adding what it is lacking, a
subject. In the corrected sentence, the subject is Sam.
Papers from the office. Please put away these papers from
the office.

This fragment can be fixed by adding what is lacking. In


this example, a verb is what is lacking. In the corrected
sentence, the verb is put.
RUN-ON SENTENCES AND COMMA SPLICES
A sentence can be considered a RUN-ON if it joins two
independent clauses with a comma or no punctuation at
all. A run-on sentence that has two independent clauses
joined by a comma is called a COMMA SPLICE.
Here are a few examples of sentences with

comma splices.

•My head hurts, I took some medicine.

•Mary went to the market, she bought some apples.

•I went the part last night, I need to sleep in this

mornings.
Here are a few more examples of run-on sentences

•We showed up late and the hostess was mad, she let us in

anyway.

•Alyssa picked up the new vampire romance book from the library

She read it as soon as she got home.

•Greg likes football all he does is watch football all the time.
Run-on sentences can be confusing to a reader
because they put too many ideas into one
sentence. How can one fix a run-on sentence?
Here are a few ways to do just that.
1. One way is join the two independent clauses
with a COORDINATOR.
The following words are coordinators.
For And Nor But Or Yet So
The acronym FANBOYS is an easy way to
remember these words. Always be sure to put a
comma before the coordinator.
Here are a few examples of run-on sentences
joined by a coordinator.
RUN-ON
•Mary needed to tell him the truth she refused to
speak a word.
•Peeta likes to bake Katniss likes to shoot arrows
Corrected with a coordinator
•Mary needed to tell him the truth, but she
refused to speak a word.
•Peeta likes to bake, and Katniss likes to shoot
arrows.
2. Another way to repair a run-on sentence is to
join the two independent clauses with a
SUBORDINATOR.

Here are a few common subordinators. although,


after, as if, because, even though , that, until,
unless, wherever, whether, which, while, since, if,
as long as
Here are a few examples of run-on sentences fixed by using a
subordinator
RUN-ON
•Alex can play outside he has to finish his dinner.

•Michael wasn’t paying attention the teacher was looking right at


him.
Corrected by adding a subordinator
•Alex can play outside, as long as he finishes his dinner.

•James wasn’t paying attention, even though the teacher was


looking right at him
3. Run-on sentences can separated by a semicolon. A semicolon
may work best if an adequate word cannot be found to join the
two sentences. Here are a few examples.
RUN-ON
•Michael followed Alyssa into her room he closed the door behind
them
•Stefan had run away Elena refused to follow him

Corrected with a semicolon


•Michael followed Alyssa into her room; he closed the door behind
them.
•Stefan had run away; Elena refused to follow him.
4. Lastly, a run-on sentence can be broken up by a period. The
independent clauses are then separated into their own
sentences. Here are a few examples of run-on sentences
broken up by a period.

RUN-ON
•The milkman came earlier he left the milk bottle on the porch.
•I had to pick up my son from daycare he was sick.
•Sookie wanted to be with Bill she wanted to be with Eric too
Corrected by separating the clauses with a period
•The milkman came earlier. He left the milk on the porch.
•I had to pick up my son from daycare. He was sick.
•Sookie wanted to be with Bill. She wanted to be with Eric too.

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