Fragments, Setences, and Run-On Sentences

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

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

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.

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

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

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

A __________ expresses a complete thought.

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

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

A subject or a verb by itself is a _________.

You may use a semicolon to combine two ___.

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.

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

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

A ___________ has a subject and verb.

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

My best friend Tina.

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

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.

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.