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Fragments & Run-ons
Complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| After the storm cleared, we saw a rainbow in the sky. | This is a complete sentence. It has a subject (we) and a verb (saw), and it tells a complete thought. |
| Running through the park on a warm summer day. | This is a sentence fragment. It has a verb (running), but the subject (that would tell who is running) is missing. |
| The teacher gave us an assignment we have to finish it by tomorrow. | This is a run-on sentence. There are two complete thoughts expressed here, but they need to be separated in some way. |
| Because she was tired from staying up too late. | This is a sentence fragment. There is a word that looks like a subject (she) and words that look like verbs (was, staying). But there is no complete thought. |
| I love to read books my brother prefers watching movies. | This is a run-on sentence. There are two complete thoughts expressed here, but they need to be separated in some way. |
| We wanted to go to the movies, but we didn't have enough money. | This is a complete sentence. It has a subject (We) and a verb (wanted), and it tells a complete thought. |