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A sentence fragment is a group of words that CAN/CANNOT stand alone. It IS/IS NOT a complete thought; it DOES/DOES NOT contain an independent clause.
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cannot
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To determine whether a word ending in "-ing" is a verb, look for helper verbs. If the "-ing" stands alone, it is not a verb.
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True.
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A run-on sentence consists of two (or more) independent clauses joined WITH/WITHOUT appropriate punctuation or a conjunction.
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without
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Complete Sentence, Fragment, Run-On
Scott Fitzgerald, planning, writing, and revising The Great Gatsy from 1922 to 1925 in Great Neck, Long Island. |
Fragment
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Complete Sentence, Fragment, Run-On
That the charge was true was the worst part. |
Complete Sentence
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Complete Sentence, Fragment, Run-On
There are only seven of us because the twins couldn't make it. |
Complete Sentence
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Complete Sentence, Fragment, Run-On
The decorated war general, who stormed the beach in Normandy in 1944. |
Fragment
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Complete Sentence, Fragment, Run-On
The company sold off its machine parts and chemical divisions, they hadn't made a profit in the last five years. |
Run-on
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