fragments and run- ons in order to understand, you must know some definitions first
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Fragments and Run-Ons
In order to understand, you must know some definitions first.
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Definitions:
Sentence – a group of words that contains a noun, a verb, and completes a thought.
Clause – a group of words that contains a noun, a verb, and is part of a sentence.
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Clauses 2 types of clauses:
Independent = a clause that could stand on its own as a sentence.
Ex. I went to the storeI went to the store when I had money.This sentence has two clauses ---- an
independent and a dependent. Which is which?
Dependent = a clause that could not stand on its own as a sentence.
Which is the dependent clause in the sentence above?
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FRAGMENTS
Almost all fragments are dependent clauses that you have left to function as sentences.
Ex. My brother saw the accident. That happened outside of our house.
Ex. I went to see my grandma. When my parents told me about John’s death.
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Run-Ons
Run-Ons are much trickier. In fact we need a definition to help us out.
RUN-ON SENTENCE: Two or more independent clauses separated incorrectly or not separated at all.
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Run-Ons (Cont.)
Which one of these is correct?
I went to the store I bought a cow.
I went to the store, I bought a cow.
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Run-Ons (Cont.)
You are right! NEITHER
The correct way is:
I went to the store, and I bought a cow.
(Without the conjunction (and), this is a comma splice)
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Run-Ons (Cont.)3 ways to fix a run-on:
1. Put a period between clauses and make it two sentences.Ex. I went to the store. I bought a cow.
2. Put a semi-colon between the clauses.Ex. He went to the store; hebought a cow.
3. Put a comma plus a conjunction.Ex. He went to the store, and he bought a cow.
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Conjunctions
FANBOYSFANBOYS::
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So