Fragments, Run-On Sentences, semicolons, Sentence Combining w/ Mr. C

After a game, players celebrate with a party ___ console themselves with "soda".

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

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

A subject or a verb by itself is a _________.

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

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

Sentence or fragment? A hot, steaming bowl of oatmeal in the center of the kitchen table.

Sentence or fragment? Feeling a little anxious, he sat down and opened his test booklet.

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.

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

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

A __________ expresses a complete thought.

Sentence or fragment? My best friend Tina.

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

Which completes this sentence? The New York Yankees____ Boston Red Sox are long-time rivals.

Is the bold part correct? One of my friends claims to be VEGAN BUT yesterday I saw her eat a double cheeseburger.

A ___________has a subject and verb.

You may use a semicolon to combine two ___.

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

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

How could they have fixed the last sentence?

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

Is the bold part correct? Many students have minimal interest in GRAMMAR AND are hard to motivate.

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

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