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The Writing Center Presents:

The Writing Center Presents:. Run-on Sentences and Fragments Developed by Joy Patterson . Fragments. Definition

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The Writing Center Presents:

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  1. The Writing CenterPresents: Run-on Sentences and Fragments Developed by Joy Patterson

  2. Fragments • Definition • A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a whole sentence, with a capital letter at the beginning and a period, question mark, or exclamation point at the end. A fragment lacks a subject, a complete verb, or both. Or a fragment may begin with a subordinating word such as because, which indicates that it depends for its meaning on another sentence.

  3. Fragment without a Subject • Example: Marie Antoinette spent huge sums of money on herself and her favorites. Helped bring on the French Revolution. • Correct: Her extravagance helped bring on the French Revolution

  4. Fragment Without a Verb • Example: The old aluminum boat sitting on its trailer. • Correct: The old aluminum boat was sitting on its trailer.

  5. Fragment Beginning with a Subordinate Word • Example: We returned to the drugstore. Where we waited for our buddies. • Correct: We returned to the drugstore, where we waited for our buddies.

  6. Eliminating Fragments • You can eliminate sentence fragments in one of two ways: Either add the missing subject or verb (or both) to turn the fragment into a sentence or incorporate the fragment into a nearby sentence.

  7. Run-On Sentences • Definition • A run-on sentence includes independent clauses that have not been joined correctly. An independent clause includes a subject and predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence. Two or more independent clauses may be joined in one sentence in they are linked in one of these ways:

  8. With a comma and a coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • With a semicolon, colon, dash Examples:

  9. Run-ons and Fused Sentences • There are two types of run-on sentences: a fused sentence and a comma splice. A fused sentence lacks either punctuation or a coordinating conjunction. • Example: Everyone was asked to give an opinion on the plane, Mr. Smith was out of town.

  10. Comma Splice • A comma splice happens when two independent clauses are joined (or “spliced”) by a comma without coordinating conjunctions. • Example: Professional athletes can earn huge salaries, some are paid millions of dollars a year.

  11. The Writing Center Contact Info Prairie View A&M Writing Center Hilliard Hall, Room 118 http://www.pvamu.edu/pages/4399.asp (936)261-3724 WritingCenter@pvamu.edu

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