Fragments & Run-ons Ms. Cusmano

Fragments A group of words that lacks a complete thought and is incomplete

Three of the following groups of words are fragments: which ones? After the meal was finished. Because he was so tall, Izzy always sat in the back. Once the couple had inspected 60 homes in that town. Mr. Thompson, a great English teacher, passed away yesterday. Have you ever visited Connecticut? The Nutmeg State. Roy & Estella will be married at the end of the month.

The following groups of words are sentences and fragments The following groups of words are sentences and fragments. Label them as either “S” or “F”. If F, make it complete Walking down by the mall Returning the money to someone who used the ATM It could not have come at a better time. The fire was started by lightning. Drive the ball far, Karen. Some cities are focused on solving crimes. Do you think this group of words is truly a sentence? And nearly drowned.

Run-on Sentence Two or more sentences incorrectly written as a single sentence. Sometimes the run-on is punctuated with a comma (comma splice) Sometimes there is no punctuation—this is a run-on sentence too.

Here are some examples—Write the correct version of the same idea Here are some examples—Write the correct version of the same idea *there may be several correct answers My parents bought new furniture, all the pieces fit well together. She loved to have her fingernails done the cost of doing them never bothered her. This watch is waterproof my father even wears it when he goes for a swim. Four lifeguards sprinted across the beach all of them were trying to get to the helpless swimmer.