Run-On and Fragments Mrs. Burhenn. Fragments  Threw the baseball. (Who threw the baseball?)  Mark and his friends. (What about them?)  Around the corner.

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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 run-ons:  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 run-on 1. Add a period and a capital letter. 2. Add a semicolon. 3. 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.