1. Sentence Fragments and
Run-Ons

2. A Sentence Fragment is not a
complete sentence
Missing a subject or verb
OR
Does not make a complete thought.

3. These are Fragments
• Took the books.
• My mom and dad.
• A puppy crying in Matt’s backyard.

4. Completing the Fragments
Carlos took the books.
Now we know who took the books.
My mom and dad bought a new car.
Now we know what my mom and dad bought
A puppy is crying in Matt’s backyard.
Now the sentence has a complete verb.

5. Sometimes a writer makes a
fragment look like a complete
sentence.
The writer starts the fragment
with a capital letter and ends it
with a
period, but the fragment is still
a fragment.It does not express
a
complete thought.

6. What Is a Run-on Sentence?

7. A run-on is two or more
sentences put together
without the correct
punctuation or capitalization.
A reader cannot tell where one
sentence ends and the next
one begins.

8. Rafael is watching television
his sister is going skating.
• This is a run-on sentence.
• It is two sentences put together.
• One sentence tells about Rafael.
• The other sentence tells about his
sister.
• There is no punctuation between the
two sentences, and there is no capital
letter to show where the second
sentence begins.

9. How can we rewrite the
sentence?
Write two sentences:
• Rafael is watching television. His sister is
going skating.
Use a comma and conjunction to connect
the sentences
• Rafael is watching television, but his
sister is going skating.

10. Coordinating Conjunctions: Used with a
comma to combine two sentences
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So