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    Fragments, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices

    What is a sentence?

    a group of words expressing a complete thought


    consists of:
    › a subject (tells whom or what the sentence is about)
    › a predicate (tells what the subject does or did)
    Examples:
    › My classmates feel tired today.

    › Working full-time while going to school is difficult.


    What is a fragment?

    a group of words that does not express a complete thought


    because it is usually missing a subject or a predicate

    Examples:
    • The prompt available in Cougar Courses. (missing verb)
    • Cared for his younger siblings. (missing subject)
    What is a fragment?

    •
    a stand alone subordinate clause
    •
    begins with subordinate adverbs (whenever, because, since, until,
    although, even if, etc.)
    •
    Examples:
    •
    Because I said so
    •
    Although you’re wrong
    •
    Since you’ve already made your mind up
    •
    Even though I don’t agree
    •
    Whenever you’re ready…
    •
    As soon as we finish the test.
    What is a fragment?

    Prepositional phrases:
    •
    By a stroke of luck…
    •
    In addition to being a dinosaur wrangler...

    Participial phrases:
    •
    Women working in the computer science field...
    •
    Repeatedly working until midnight, (John became ill).
    What is a run-on?
    Fusing two sentences into one without any
    conjunction and punctuation mark.
    Gestures are a means of communication for everyone
    they are essential for the hearing-impaired.
    Connecting two or more independent sentences by
    Comma
    splice a comma without a coordinating conjunction (and,
    but, or, nor, for, so, yet).
    Gestures are a means of communication for everyone,
    they are essential for the hearing-impaired.
    Fragments, Run-Ons, and
    Comma Splices
    Use a comma+ a coordinating conjunction
    (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet).
    Gestures are a means of communication for
    everyone, but they are essential for the hearing-
    impaired.
    4 fixes for run-on sentences

    Use a semicolon (+ transitional expression)


    Gestures are a means of communication for
    everyone; (however,) they are essential for the
    hearing-impaired.
    4 fixes for run-on sentences
    Make the clauses into separate sentences.
    Gestures are a means of communication for
    everyone. they are essential for the hearing-
    impaired. They
    4 fixes for run-on sentences

    Restructure the sentence.


    Gestures are a means of communication for everyone
    they are essential for the hearing-impaired.
    Although gestures are a means of communication for
    everyone, they are essential for the hearing-impaired.

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