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Sentence fragments & Run-Ons

Instructions  Cut-out and glue the entire box as seen here:

Sentence Notes  ON THE FRONT OF THE FLAP:  Has subject & predicate  Expresses a complete thought  Can stand alone  UNDER THE FLAP:  Mary plays the guitar very well.  Abby went out of town.

Fragment Notes:  ON TOP OF FLAP:  Not a complete sentence.  May be missing a subject or predicate  Not a complete though  UNDER THE FLAP:  Because she plays well.  Went to the store.

Run-on Sentence Notes  ON THE FLAP:  has two complete sentences  Does not contain proper punctuation or conjunctions to combine the two sentences together.  UNDER THE FLAP:  Mary plays well she won an award.