Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

Key Notes:

✨ Is it a Complete Sentence, a Fragment, or a Run-On? ✨

Complete Sentence ✅

A complete sentence tells a complete thought.

It has a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject does).

It starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark (. ? !)

Examples:

• 🐶 The dog is barking loudly.
• 🌟 She won the first prize in the competition.

Tip: If you can answer who? or what? and did what?, it’s usually complete.

Fragment ⚠️

A fragment is incomplete. It does not express a complete thought.

Often missing a subject, a predicate, or both.

Examples:

• 🏞️ Running through the park.
• 🍎 With a big red apple.

Tip: Ask yourself: “Does this sentence make sense by itself?” ❓
If not → it’s a fragment!

Run-On Sentence 🚨

A run-on sentence happens when two or more complete sentences are joined without proper punctuation or connecting words.

It can be confusing for the reader.

Examples:

• 🏃‍♂️ I ran to the store I forgot to buy milk.
• 🌈 The sun is shining it is a beautiful day.

Fixing Run-Ons:

• Use a period: I ran to the store. I forgot to buy milk.
• Use a semicolon: I ran to the store; I forgot to buy milk.
• Use a comma + conjunction: I ran to the store, and I forgot to buy milk.

🎨 Quick Tips to Remember

• ✅ Complete Sentence: has subject + predicate + full idea.
• ⚠️ Fragment: missing something, incomplete thought.
• 🚨 Run-On: too long without proper punctuation or connecting words.

📝 Fun Practice Idea:

• Highlight subjects in blue 💙 and predicates in green 💚
• Then mark fragments with ⚠️ and run-ons with 🚨
• Complete sentences get a ✅

Let’s try some problems! ✍️