DIAGRAM THIS SENTENCE Mr. Miller’s students diagrammed a few sentences. HAVE YOUR HOMEWORK ON YOUR DESK NOW! students Mr. Miller’s sentences a diagrammed few

QUIZ Decide whether each group of words is a sentence or a sentence fragment. Write S if the group of words is a sentence or F if the group of words is a sentence fragment. ______ 1. Water supports the gigantic body of the whale. ______ 2. Unable to survive on land. ______ 3. A beached whale’s lungs may be crushed. ______ 4. Prevented by its tremendous weight. ______ 5. Blue whales are the largest mammals. ______ 6. The blue whale, which can weigh over 150 tons. ______ 7. Although some whales have simple teeth. ______ 8. Others have no teeth. ______ 9. The sievelike whalebone in the roof of their mouths. ______10. Straining krill from the water for food. S F S F S F F S F F

Writing Complete Sentences Page 271 A complete sentence has a subject has a verb expresses a complete thought

Writing Complete Sentences Two common errors get in the way of writing complete sentences: sentence fragments and run-on sentences. Once you learn how to recognize fragments and run- ons in your writing, you can revise them to form clear, complete sentences.

Writing Complete Sentences Run-on Sentences A run-on sentence is actually two complete sentences punctuated like one sentence. In a run-on, two separate thoughts run into each other. The reader cannot tell where one idea ends and another one begins.

Writing Complete Sentences Run-on Sentences Researchers have created a “virtual frog” it will allow students to see the inside of a frog on the computer. Researchers have created a “virtual frog. ” I t will allow students to see the inside of a frog on the computer.

Writing Complete Sentences Run-on Sentences The software allows students to peel back the frog’s muscles, another option makes the skin invisible. The software allows students to peel back the frog’s muscles. A nother option makes the skin invisible.

Revising Run-on Sentences Here are two ways you can revise run-on sentences. 1. You can make two sentences. Asteroids are tiny planets they are sometimes called planetoids. Asteroids are tiny planets. They are sometimes called planetoids.

Revising Run-on Sentences Here are two ways you can revise run-on sentences. 2. You can use a comma and a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or or. Some asteroids shine with a steady light, others keep changing in brightness. Some asteroids shine with a steady light, but others keep changing in brightness.

Decide which of the following groups of words are run-ons. Then, revise each run-on by (1) making it into two separate sentences or (2) using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. If the group of words is already correct, write C. 1. The Louvre is the largest museum in the world it is also one of the oldest. 1. The Louvre is the largest museum in the world. It is also one of the oldest. 1. The Louvre is the largest museum in the world, and it is also one of the oldest.

Decide which of the following groups of words are run-ons. Then, revise each run-on by (1) making it into two separate sentences or (2) using a comma and a coordinating conjunction. If the group of words is already correct, write C. 2. The first works of art in the Louvre were bought by the kings of France each ruler added more treasures. 2. The first works of art in the Louvre were bought by the kings of France. Each ruler added more treasures. 2. The first works of art in the Louvre were bought by the kings of France, and each ruler added more treasures.

3. King Francis I was a great supporter of the arts he bought the Mona Lisa. 4. As other French rulers made additions, the collections of fine works of art grew. 5. The Louvre is now a state-owned museum, its new pieces are either bought by the museum or received as gifts. 6. Each year, about one and a half million people from all over the world come to see the artwork at the Louvre. 7. The buildings of the Louvre form a rectangle there are courtyards and gardens inside the rectangle. Do Exercise 3 on page 372

1. Saturn is a huge planet it is more than nine times larger than Earth. 2. Saturn is covered by clouds, it is circled by bands of color. 3. Some of the clouds are yellow, others are off-white. 4. Saturn has about twenty moons Titan is the largest. 5. Many of Saturn’s moons have large craters the crater on Mimas covers one third of its diameter. 6. Saturn’s most striking feature is a group of rings that circles the planet. 7. The rings of Saturn are less than two miles thick, they spread out from the planet for a great distance. 8. The rings are made up of billions of tiny particles. 9. Some of the rings are dark, but others are brighter. 10. You can use a telescope to view Saturn, you can visit a planetarium.

QUIZ Identify each of the following sentences as a fragment (F), a run-on (RO), or a complete sentence (CS). Mayan Homes ____ 1. The Maya live in Mexico. ____ 2. Their traditional homes. ____ 3. Have been much the same for centuries. ____ 4. Some were made of stucco or stone. ____ 5. Today Mayan houses have electricity and telephones other things haven’t changed. ____ 6. Modern building materials. ____ 7. The Maya now use such materials as cinder blocks and cement for walls. ____ 8. They build roofs from corrugated metal they also use tarpaper. ____ 9. The tombstones in some Mayan cemeteries. ____ 10. Are shaped like little houses. CS F F RO F F F CS