2.  1. Have a subject  2. Have a verb  3. Express a complete thought 

3.  If one or more of these pieces are missing, the group of words is a fragment.  SENTENCE FRAGMENT: A group of words that is only a PART of a sentence and does not express a complete thought.

4.  Flowers that are fresh cut.  In the jar on top of the refrigerator.  While we were swimming.

5.  1. Does the group of words have a subject?  2. Does the group of words have a verb?  3. Does the group of words express a complete thought?

6.  1. Link fragment to an independent clause  2. Develop fragment into a complete sentence

7.  Flowers that are fresh cut should be placed in cold water.  We put the candy in the jar on top of the refrigerator.  While we were swimming, Jane was stung by a bee.

8.  RUN-ON SENTENCE: Two or more complete sentences that are written as one sentence.  Example: Measurements originally were related to the sizes of people’s hands, arms, and feet an inch was the width of a thumb.

9.  **To prevent run-ons, READ your writing aloud!!! A natural pause means you have come to the end of a thought.

10.  1. Make two separate sentences  Example: Measurements originally were related to the sizes of people’s hands, arms, and feet. An inch was the width of a thumb.  OR

11.  2. Make a compound sentence by: ◦ a. Adding a comma and a coordinating conjunction-and, but, for, or, nor, yet, so

12.  Run-on:Spanish is the official language of Guatemala many Guatemalans speak Maya Indian languages.  Revised:Spanish is the official language of Guatemala, but many Guatemalans speak Maya Indian languages.

13.  2. Make a compound sentence by: ◦ b. Adding a semicolon ;

14.  Run-on:About half the people in Guatemala are descended from Maya Indians about half have mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.  Revised:About half the people in Guatemala are descended from Maya Indians; about half have mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry.

15.  2. Make a compound sentence by: ◦ c. Adding a semicolon AND a conjunctive adverb-therefore, instead, meanwhile, still, also, nevertheless, however ◦ **conjunctive adverbs need to be followed by a comma

16.  Run-on:Guatemala’s rich soil is its greatest natural resource, agriculture is one of the country’s main industries.  Revised:Guatemala’s rich soil is its greatest natural resource; therefore, agriculture is one of the country’s main industries.