Sentence Fragments And Run-on Sentences

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1. True or false? "While Sally was at the icecream shop." is a complete sentence

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This is not a complete sentence. It can be corrected by removing the "while" or following it with another clause: "she got rocky road icecream."

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2. True or false? "George is at the library." is a complete sentence.

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This sentence contains a subject and a verb. It is also a complete thought, making it an independent clause.

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3. True or false? A dependent marker can be used to mark a depedent clause.

Explanation

A dependent clause is often marked by a dependent marker.

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4. True or false? "When Joe leaves the house, he always takes his keys with him." is a run-on sentence.

Explanation

This is an independent and dependent clause correctly combined to make a proper sentence.

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5. True or false? A run-on sentence is an independent clause and a dependent clause seperated by a comma.

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A run-on sentence is two independent clauses with no puntuation at all. The statement above is a way of fixing a run-on sentence.

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6. An indepndent clause...

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Both dependent and indepandent clauses contain a subject AND a verb. An independent clause is a complete thought and can be used as a sentence. A dependent marker is used for dependent clauses.

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7. Which of these are complete sentences?

Explanation

The first has a dependent marker making it a dependent clause. Number 2 is a correction for the first. The third is a run-on sentence and can be corrected bt changing one of the clauses to a depandent clause and adding a comma as in number 4.

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8. A dependent clause...

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Both dependent and independent clauses have a subject and a verb. A dependent clause can not be used as a sentence, nor does it express a complete thought.

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9. Name a few dependent marker words.

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"Since" and "after" are both dependent marker words. "And" is a coordinating conjuction and "therefore" is an independent marker word.

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10. How can a run-on sentence be corrected?

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These are all valid corrections.

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True or false? "While Sally was at the icecream shop." is a...
True or false? "George is at the library." is a complete...
True or false? A dependent marker can be used to mark a depedent...
True or false? "When Joe leaves the house, he always takes his...
True or false? A run-on sentence is an independent clause and a...
An indepndent clause...
Which of these are complete sentences?
A dependent clause...
Name a few dependent marker words.
How can a run-on sentence be corrected?
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