Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and Sentence Combining

One of my friends claims to be VEGAN BUT yesterday I saw her eat a double cheeseburger.

A run-on sentence is basically two (2) sentences run together with no punctuation between them.

The New York Yankees____ Boston Red Sox are long-time rivals.

Let's practice: Plays soccer in the spring and football in the fall.

A hot, steaming bowl of oatmeal in the center of the kitchen table.

You may use a semicolon to combine two ___.

Derek Jeter was the Yankees' team captain for many years ___ the team currently has no captain.

After a game, players celebrate with a party ___ console themselves with ice cream.

Use a conjunction (and/or) WITHOUT A COMMA when you combine two ____.

A subject or a verb by itself is a _________.

Feeling a little anxious, he sat down and opened his test booklet.

You must use a conjunction (and/but/or) AND A COMMA when you combine two _____.

Jessica really wanted to see the end of the movie, but she just couldn't keep her eyes open.

Our cat spent her first three years completely INDOORS, BUT now we let her go outside.

Horatio reads everything he CAN, THEREFORE he has an impressive vocabulary.

The African elephant is the largest land animal it weighs over 8,000 pounds.

If you want to combine two (2) sentences, all you need to do is erase the period in between them.

I always forget to bring a pencil to class luckily my friend usually has an extra one.

I'd like you to work in groups for this assignment; however, you may work alone if necessary.

A __________ expresses a complete thought.

My best friend Tina.

A ___________ has a subject and verb.

Many students have minimal interest in GRAMMAR AND are hard to motivate.

Joe Girardi manages the Yankees _____ John Farrell manages the Red Sox.

Punctuation and conjunctions provide a necessary pause to separate the sentences you combine.