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Run-on Sentences and Fragments - 5th Grade Grammar

Run-on Sentences and Fragments - 5th Grade Grammar


Run-on Sentences and Fragments

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. 
        Went to the park. (missing a subject) 
        Kayla is getting better, but she. (missing a predicate
        Looked out the window (missing a subject)
        One of my sisters (missing a predicate
        Underneath the apple tree (missing a subject and a predicate)

A run-on sentence joins together two or more sentences incorrectly. 
        Diego wanted to see the movie it was playing down the street.
        The official waves the flag the race begins!
        The driver pushes the gas pedal the car zooms forward.
        She speeds around the curve she doesn’t lose control.
        The other racers chase her their cars can’t catch up.

Correct a sentence fragment by adding a subject, a predicate, or both. 
        Went to the park. (fragment
        We went to the park. 

        Kayla is getting better, but she. (fragment
        Kayla is getting better, but she needs more practice

You can correct a run-on sentence by rewriting it as two separate sentences or as one compound or complex sentence
        Diego will see the movie it is playing down the street. (run-on) 
        Diego will see the movie. It is playing down the street. (two separate sentences)
        Diego will see the movie, and it is playing down the street. (compound sentence)
        Diego will see the movie because it is playing down the street. (complex sentence)

Correcting Run-on Sentences

You can correct a run-on sentence or comma splice by rewriting it as two separate sentences using periods or as either a compound or complex sentence. You can also use a semicolon to connect the sentences
        The ship left at dawn it sailed to the east. (run-on sentence)        
        The ship left at dawn. It sailed to the east. (separate sentences)

        The voyage would be long there was plenty of food. (run-on sentence)
        The voyage would be long, but there was plenty of food. (compound sentence)

        We spotted a storm ahead we tried to sail around it. (run-on sentence)
        When we spotted a storm ahead, we tried to sail around it. (complex sentence)

        The blossoms looked beautiful, they were in full bloom. (comma splice) 
        The blossoms looked beautiful; they were in full bloom. 

Use a comma before a conjunction to separate two independent clauses in compound sentences
        We found calm seas, and we had clear sailing all the way home.

In complex sentences that begin with dependent clauses, add a comma after the last word of the dependent clause.
        After the rain stopped, I saw a rainbow in the sky.
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Run-on Sentences and Fragments Activity

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