
Run-on sentences and fragment
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Lamar Yassin
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Run-on sentences and fragments.
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What is a run-on sentence?
A run-on sentence is.....
A run-on sentence occurs when two independent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions
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Multiple Choice
What is an example of a run-on sentence?
Jana ate pasta.
I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.
The clouds were dark, we thought it would rain.
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What's an independent clause?
A group of words that contain a sentence and a verb.
It makes sense on its own as a sentence.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence is NOT an independent clause
Andrew worked all night
He was still unable to complete the project.
When Ronnie gets the assignment
I'll tell her the assignment.
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What's a dependant clause?
A dependant clause is...
A dependant clause is a group of words that contain a subject and verb, however, it doesn't make sense.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence ISN'T a dependant clause
because she was hungry
Jana ate the sandwich.
after dinner
while she played the violin
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How to combine two independent clauses?
To combine two independent clauses we need to....
You can use a comma BEFORE the FANBOYS.
Example: : I was tired after working all day, so I decided to go to bed early.
Use a semi-colon (;) between the two clauses without FANBOYS.
Example. I was tired after working all day; I decided to go to bed early.
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How to combine a dependent clause and an independent clause?
Use a comma if the dependent clause comes BEFORE the independent clause.
Use no comma if the independent clause comes before the dependent clause.
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Go back to slide 8 to see how to combine them
A comma splice if when you use a comma to combine 2 independent clauses.
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