Fragments, Sentences, and Run-On Sentences

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

Always looking for interesting or fascinating topics and ideas.

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

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

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

Education, above all, should be challenging and inspiring.

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

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

Green is the color of growth I use green flags for difficult topics requiring extra study.

I marked the reference with a purple flag that weekend I investigated ostrich farms.

A __________ expresses a complete thought.

On the other hand, I do not like oranges as much as my friend does.

The purple flags for these creative topics.

A subject or a verb by itself is a _________.

Free access to the internet at the Edison Public Library near where I live.

A ___________ has a subject and verb.

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

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

You may use a semicolon to combine two ___.

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

My best friend Tina.

A color-coded system for highlighting different types of information.

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

Marking the page with a red sticker immediately.

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

Important information is not always difficult to understand I mark this type of text.

Occasionally, my teacher will announce, "This will be on the test."

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

Available in different colors, such as red, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

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

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

At my school, we cannot wear backpacks to our classes.

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

Blue, the color of feeling calm.

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

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

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.

I use small sticker flags to mark important passages I write notes on larger paper.

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