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133 Cards in this Set
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For each of the following sentences, identify whether it is a fragment or a sentence. (flip for definition)
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A FRAGMENT is a group of words that is not a complete sentence. A fragment may be lacking a subject or a verb or both. It may just be a noun phrase with a lot of modifiers or a verb phrase with a lot of modifiers.
Or it may have a subject and a verb but be incomplete because it is a dependent clause. Don’t confuse a phrase of words lacking a subject with a command that has an implied subject. If it is a command with an implied subject, you will be able to insert the subject “you” in front of the verb. If you can’t, it is not a command; it is a fragment. |
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The tired new employee with her lack of experience and knowledge.
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fragment
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Battered and bruised by the horrors of war and the sorrows of loss.
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fragment
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Calmly she emptied the trash bin.
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sentence
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Random and often unpredictable fits of joy enter her.
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sentence
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Right after the Christmas holidays and during those three weeks before class in January.
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Fragment
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Carmel apple are delicious yet simple.
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Sentence
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Without the proper safety gear for your hike up the mountain.
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Fragment
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In 1953, the manufacture of marshmallow peeps was intensive, but now it only takes 6 minutes.
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sentence
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The use of percentage signs and the use of decimals
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Fragment
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Earl Dean developed the bottle design for Coca-Cola; it remains the same today.
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Sentence
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For theaters unable to purchase candy or popcorn during WWII.
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fragment
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The vast majority of pumpkins in the United States are grown for decoration.
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sentence
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Without hope, only meandering through this confusing world.
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Fragment
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On average, an ear of corn has 16 rows and approximately 800 kernels.
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Sentence
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One gallon of milk seems like a large amount, but one gallon of ice cream needs 12.5 gallons of milk.
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Sentence
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The average lifespan of a human taste bud is ten days, and taste takes years to change.
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sentence
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Under my supervision and hawk-like eyes.
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Fragment
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Apparently beetles taste like apples, but who wants to try it?
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Sentence
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Before her lecture on the evils of salt, I inhaled a bag of chips.
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sentence
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Egyptian pyramid builders esteemed garlic highly; it would give them extra strength.
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sentence
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Computer screen monitors with touch-screens and the latest technology
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Fragment
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Humans can survive a month without food but only a week without water.
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Sentence
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Many people crave cheese, so stores sell various kinds.
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Sentence
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Beaten down but not completely broken by trouble
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Fragment
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Flamingo tongues were a common delicacy at Roman feasts but were expensive and difficult to obtain.
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Sentence
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In the Middle Ages, people added carrot juice to butter; it enhanced the color.
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sentence
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Tie your shoelaces, and you won’t fall.
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sentence
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Ketchup served a medicinal purpose originally, but now it’s only a condiment.
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Sentence
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Heavier lemons produce more juice; surprisingly this juice is also tastier.
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sentence
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Native Americans never ate turkey, for they were not lazy hunters and did not want to hunt timid birds like turkeys.
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sentence
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The long-lost relative of my great-grandmother on my mom’s side.
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fragment
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Afterwards gave me my due respect in the situation.
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fragment
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Pretzels are over 1300 years old and were invented with leftover bread dough by a monk.
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sentence
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Rice symbolizes fertility at weddings.
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sentence
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For each of the following sentences, identify whether it is a sentence or a run-on. (flip for definition)
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Besides fragments, RUN-ON SENTENCES are another problem. Run-ons are created with incorrect punctuation.
Most often, run-ons occur because of COMMA SPLICES. A comma splice is the incorrect use of a comma to join two independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction. |
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The word “lyft” means weak or broken, and the Oxford English Dictionary defines left-handed as crippled, defective, awkward, clumsy, and inapt.
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sentence
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Interestingly, we often use left-handed as a negative term, for example, a left-handed compliment is actually an insult.
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Run-on
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Honey does not spoil, all other foods do.
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Run-on
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Acorns were used during the civil war, they were substitutes for coffee.
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Run-on
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Americans chew a lot of gum, 300 pieces a year is the average.
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Run-on
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I have two drawers of T-shirts, besides those, I have two drawers of shorts.
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Run-on
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Unfortunately, I have already graded your tests, the results are not pretty.
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Run-on
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We know so many famous left-handed people today.
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sentence
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Some people fake left-handed, they think it makes them more interesting.
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Run-on
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The word “left” comes from the Anglo-Saxon word “lyft.”
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sentence
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Should we avoid food topics now, or should I look for another one?
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sentence
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Before we move forward, we will examine the fascinating topic of left-handedness.
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sentence
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Ten to twelve percent of people are left-handed, more men are left-handed than women.
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Run-on
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August 13th is Left-Hander’s Day, it celebrates left-handed and raises awareness of left-handed difficulties.
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Run-on
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Because I am hungry, I will create sentences about another type of food.
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sentence
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You will learn the difference between poached eggs and hard-boiled eggs.
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sentence
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Poached eggs are cooked in water without their shells, hard-boiled eggs still have their shells.
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Run-on
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The coddled egg is another type of cooked egg, these are cooked below boiling temperature
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Run-on
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You can boil eggs until the inside is solid, or you can leave them in hot water until they cool down.
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sentence
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I tell you this so that you can decide the best way for you.
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sentence
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Not everyone makes good eggs with an egg-timer, nor do good egg-cookers always use an egg-timer.
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sentence
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Many factors influence the finished product, one is starting temperature.
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Run-on
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Experts debate about this practice, it may damage the egg protein.
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Run-on
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You can place you eggs in water before or after it boils.
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sentence
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Eggs yolks continue to cook even after they are removed from heat, this is called carry over cooking.
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Run-on
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For this reason, some people cool eggs in the air or plunge them into cold water for the final stage of preparation.
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sentence
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For each of the following sentences, identify if as a sentence, fragment, or run-on.
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Once eggs are hard-boiled and ready to be served.
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Fragment
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While I am thinking of a new topic for the next set of sentences.
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Fragment
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It was almost 200 years later, the first woman climbed to the top of Mount Everest.
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Run-on
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While we recognize left-handedness as something interesting but not evil today.
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Fragment
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Even though some pierce their eggs before they boil them.
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Fragment
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While the egg timer is popular and used by many people today.
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Fragment
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Although I am not really extremely hungry right now because I ate at 2.
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Fragment
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Baseball is America’s pastime, but fishing has more participants.
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Sentence
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Soccer is the most attended or watched sport in the world.
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sentence
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In 1901, the often violent sport of boxing became a legal sport.
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sentence
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If he wins, he must fulfill his promises, but the win is not a guarantee.
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sentence
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Since the first female parachutist jumped from a hot air balloon in the year 1799.
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Fragment
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The Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina after winning 18 Olympic medals between 1956 and 1964.
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Fragment
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I paid you last week, so I don’t owe you anything, you are lying to me.
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Run-on
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The first instance of global electronic communication occurred in 1871; news of the Derby winner was telegraphed from London to Calcutta.
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sentence
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In 1898, radio programmers broadcasted a yacht race.
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sentence
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The summer Olympics and World Cup soccer command the largest television audiences, Formula One racing also has many fans.
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Run-on
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The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1896, only males competed.
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Run-on
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Major League baseball teams sometimes 850,000 balls per season and must buy new ones frequently.
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Sentence
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A soccer ball made of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches.
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fragment
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Who counted the stiches before the soccer balls went to stores?
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Sentence
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Do you remember the words to that song, or were you not paying attention?
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Sentence
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Rugby balls are made from synthetic material, they were made of pig bladders.
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Run-on
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Many sports claim importance on earth, but only golf has ever been played on the moon.
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sentence
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Although he was a decorated soldier during WWI and had fought many battles for liberalism in Congress.
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fragment
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This will be a difficult test, you should study as soon as possible.
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Run-on
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Coach Tesser really wants this job, after all, she graduated from this school.
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Run-on
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Immediately after Thanksgiving break but before Christmas break begins.
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fragment
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The child ran away.
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sentence
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Although I enjoy camping, no one will go with me, and I have no vacation days from work.
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sentence
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Confused by the recent economic concerns and worried by all the scary rumors.
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Fragment
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Even though she knows better, she still misbehaves.
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Sentence
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Those are my beliefs, you can decide if we agree or disagree.
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Run-on
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Professor Hankin follows the latest weather news from the weather channel, it’s important to him.
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Run-on
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Early drawings of cave people with tools in their hands.
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Fragment
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Some pictures showed hunters and large animals with large horns on their heads.
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Sentence
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Including jeans, T-shirts, and sweaters when I packed for my vacation.
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fragment
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One student saw the sights on his own, so he rejoined the group later.
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sentence
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Whenever I see pictures of my grandmother with my grandfather when they were first married.
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Fragment
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Joan is a careful and diligent writer so that she can get a good grade in class.
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Sentence
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His driving makes me nervous, everything makes me nervous.
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Run-on
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All the young children in the neighborhood without asking the permission of their parents.
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Fragment
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Though he prefers forks, he uses chopsticks in Chinese restaurants.
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sentence
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As soon as they saw the signal, they sprinted toward the finish line.
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sentence
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The new principal and the staff made some changes at school, for example, we have no bells.
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Run-on
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Some students need bells; they can’t get to class on time.
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sentence
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Students can’t stay after school anymore, they must go home.
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Run-on
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He usually uses a special guitar pick when he plays, but he lost it recently.
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Sentence
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As a result of all these changes in the school and in the classes at the school.
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fragment
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The teacher, waiting at the door because all his students were late.
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Fragment
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We often get progress report cards, they benefit both parents and students.
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Run-on
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Mix the ground beef with the taco sauce after it is cooked.
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sentence
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We made plans to eat at a buffet for our twentieth wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
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Sentence
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Our town accepts bottles, cans, and newspapers at the recycling center but not any type of plastic.
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sentence
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The sky looks dark; we should hurry in case it does rain.
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sentence
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If Lillian is late again, she will lose points.
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sentence
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Because she snuck out of her house and went out her second-story window.
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Fragment
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I see the red car, the black car has vanished.
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Run-on
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She sang so loudly, everyone in the entire building could hear her.
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Run-on
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You finished, so you may leave.
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sentence
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Even though it was dead silent, I couldn’t sleep.
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sentence
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The situation seemed desperate, what could they do?
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Run-on
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One guest stayed while one left because the party was dull.
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sentence
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She parked in the handicapped spot, surprisingly, she never got a ticket.
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Run-on
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My flu symptoms began so suddenly, I couldn’t give my boss any advanced warning about my absence.
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Run-on
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Shut the door, it’s too cold outside.
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Run-on
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Since you are carrying her books, can you carry mine too?
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sentence
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Do not accept mediocre work, you are capable of more than that.
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run-on
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Having mastered all her coursework and fulfilled all her graduation requirements.
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fragment
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This is the last sentence in this set of run-on and fragment practice, and it is a complete sentence.
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sentence
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