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Run-ons and Fragments

Run-ons and Fragments. What is a fragment? . Missing subject and verb —Nothing like a hot shower when you’re cold and wet. Missing subject —And continued to go regularly. Missing verb —You too? Dependent clause (subordinate clause) standing alone —If you think so.

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Run-ons and Fragments

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  1. Run-ons and Fragments

  2. What is a fragment? Missing subject and verb—Nothing like a hot shower when you’re cold and wet. Missing subject—And continued to go regularly. Missing verb—You too? Dependent clause (subordinate clause) standing alone—If you think so. *The sentence should feel incomplete.

  3. How do I correct a fragment? Add the missing element: There is nothing like a hot shower when you’re cold and wet. (subject and verb) I continued to go regularly. (subject) You feel that way too? (verb) If you think so, you should check. (Added independent clause)

  4. What is a Run-on Sentence? Joining two independent clauses (including their phrases and modifiers) without using proper punctuation. I only remember the part about the zombies what I can’t remember is if Will Smith lives or not. She was writing a paper on tea, it was the kind of paper that only tea-lovers would appreciate. She was tired, man, she was tired! I’m home, however, I don’t want to be.

  5. How do I fix a run-on sentence? • Separate the independent clauses with a period. I only remember the part about the zombies.What I can’t remember isif Will Smith lives or not.

  6. How do I fix a run-on sentence? Separate the independent clauses with a semicolon. She was writing a paper on tea;it was the kind of paper that only tea-lovers would appreciate.

  7. How do I fix a run-on sentence? Make one independent clause into a dependent clause. Becauseshe was tired, she didn’t feel like eating.

  8. How do I fix a run-on sentence? Insert a comma and a coordinating conjunction: She ran along Highway 93 all the way from Golden to Boulder, and she was almost blown a way into the rolling hills.

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