Transcript Fragment, Run- on, & Sentence

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 It
is a group of words with a subject and verb
 It shows a complete thought
A
fragment occurs when a group of words is
missing either a subject or a verb, or it
doesn’t express a complete thought.
 At
first glance, a fragment may look like an
acceptable sentence because it starts with a
capital letter and ends with a period.
 Don’t
be fooled. You can check for subjects
and verbs. Every sentence needs them. If
they are missing, You know you have a
fragment.
 My
favorite kind of TV shows.
 I don’t have time for television on school
nights.
 Stories in far away places fascinate me.
 The odd creature was one of the first aliens
encountered by the space exploration team.
 Able to compute numbers and call up
information.
 Keeps me on the edge of my seat.
 Add
a new subject or verb
 Attach
the fragment to a sentence in a way
that makes sense.
A
run-on sentence occurs when two simple
sentences are incorrectly joined with
punctuation or a connecting word.
A
run-on sentence makes sense, but it has a
punctuation error
 Add
a period and a capital letter
 Add a comma and coordinate conjunction
 Use a semicolon
 About
a hundred years ago, scientists
thought they saw water on Mars.
 In
1964, a spacecraft called Mariner 4 went
to Mars it took a lot of pictures.
 Scientists
studied the pictures and found no
signs of life.
 The
pictures did show craters like the one on
our moon.
A
comma splice is a type of run on
 A comma splice occurs in writing when two
simple sentences are incorrectly joined with
a comma
 A comma splice is an error of punctuation
 Add
a coordinating conjunction before the
comma
 Change the comma to a semicolon
 Use a period with a capital letter
 Mars
shines with red and orange light, it is
often called the Red Planet.
 Mars
is only half the size of Earth.
 They
will be able to see if there is any plant
life, they can also check for any signs of
water.
 Mars
is colder than Earth; the astronauts will
need heated suits.