1)
Has a subject (the who and what the sentence is about)
Has a verb (the action or state of being)
Expresses a complete thought
2)
a group of words that are capitalized and punctuated like a sentence, but they are not complete.
Usually missing a subject or a verb (see above)
3)
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6)
Two complete sentences punctuated like one which is incorrect
Usually joined with just a comma which is NOT STRONG ENOUGH to join 2 sentences together
Two complete sentences joined together but a COMMA and A
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION (FANBOYS- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a
SEMICOLON;
Remember to make two complete sentences first, and then put a COMMA and a
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION between them OR a SEMICOLON between them.
Remember, each sentence must have a subject and a verb
It is the SAME as a complete sentence
It can stand alone! It does not need anything else!
It is the same as a fragment.
It does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
The following sentences are not correct. Please rewrite the sentence below to fix all errors.
1.
When we arrived at the campground (it has no predicate!)
Fixed: When we arrived at the campground, we set up our tents.
2.
Dad cooking bean soup over the fire (fragment)
Fixed: Dad cooked bean soup over the fire.
Dad is cooking bean soup over the fire.
3.
Took our fishing gear with us (fragment)
Fixed: We took our fishing gear with us.
4.
Asteroids are tiny planets they are sometimes called planetoids (run-on)
Fixed: _ Asteroids are tiny planets, but (and) (which) are sometimes called planetoids.
5.
Some asteroids shine with a steady light, others keep changing brightness ( run-on)
Fixed: Some asteroids shine with a steady light, while others keep changing brightness.
Some asteroids shine with a steady light; others keep changing brightness.
6.
Saturn is a huge planet it is more than nine times larger than Earth (run-on)
Fixed: Saturn is a huge planet, which is more than nine times larger than Earth.
7.
Saturn is covered by clouds, it is circled by bands of color (run-on)
Fixed: Saturn is covered by clouds; it is circles by bands of color.
8.
Saturn has many moons Titan is the largest (run-on)
Fixed: Saturn has many moons, and (but) Titan is the largest.
Saturn has many moons; Titan is the largest.
- Please rewrite your own example of the following. Try to do this without your notes.
1.
Fragment after we ate dinner
2.
Run-on- You are cool, I am cool, Josh is cool.
3.
Compound Sentence- I am small, but sometimes it is good to be small.
4.
Independent Clause- I danced with horses.
5.
Dependent Clause- in the barn
6.
Write 7 coordinating conjunctions-
For, and, but, or, yet, so, nor
7.
Tell me the 2 ways you can punctuate a compound sentence.
Comma and coordinating conjunction
Semi-colon