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Sentence Fragments and Run-Ons
What is a sentence fragment?
A sentence  fragment  is a group of words that doesn’t state a complete thought. Sometimes a  fragment  is missing a subject, and sometimes a verb.  Other times, a fragment has a subject and a verb, but the thought still isn’t complete
These are Fragments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Completing the Fragments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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.
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What Is a Run-on Sentence?
[object Object],[object Object]
Rafael is watching television his sister is going skating. ,[object Object]
How can we rewrite the sentence? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Sentence Fragments And Run Ons

  • 2. What is a sentence fragment?
  • 3. A sentence fragment is a group of words that doesn’t state a complete thought. Sometimes a fragment is missing a subject, and sometimes a verb. Other times, a fragment has a subject and a verb, but the thought still isn’t complete
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. 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.
  • 7.
  • 8. What Is a Run-on Sentence?
  • 9.
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 12.