Fragments, Run-On Sentences, and Sentence Combining

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

A ___________ has a subject and verb.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A subject or a verb by itself is a _________.

A __________ expresses a complete thought.

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

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

You may use a semicolon to combine two ___.

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

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

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

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

My best friend Tina.

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

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

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