Using Correct Sentences without Fragments and Run-Ons

The football players won their first game. a) fragment b) run-on The team was motivated by cheering fans. a) fragment b) run-on The students are very loud. a) fragment b) run-on I am an English teacher. a) fragment He is here. a) fragment The milk turned sour. a) fragment Birds fly. a) fragment He left. a) fragment I was sick. a) fragment c) sentence/correct

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c) sentence/correct

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b) run-on

c) sentence/correct

It is laying on my in bed. a) fragment b) run-on I cried all night. Because I was afraid. a) fragment b) run-on I cried all night because I was afraid. a) fragment b) run-on The boy sitting on the bench. a) fragment b) run-on He is my brother. a) fragment

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c) sentence/correct

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c) sentence/correct

My brother is sitting on the bench. a) fragment b) run-on

c) sentence/correct

The boy sitting on the bench is my brother. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct I found my socks. Under the bed. a) fragment b) run-on I found my socks under the bed. a) fragment b) run-on

c) sentence/correct

c) sentence/correct

I left before the party was over. Because I was sick. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct I was sick. I left before the party was over. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct I was sick, and I left before the party was over. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct I was sick; therefore, I left before the party was over. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct I left before the party was over because I was sick. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct

Because I was sick, I left before the party was over. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct The dance was fun, I stayed the entire time. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct
The dance was fun, therefore, I stayed the entire time.

a) fragment She left and I cried. a) fragment a) fragment a) fragment a) fragment

b) run-on

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b) run-on b) run-on b) run-on b) run-on

c) sentence/correct c) sentence/correct c) sentence/correct c) sentence/correct

Carmen loved traveling in Italy. She felt Mexico was too hot.

Carmen loved traveling in Italy; however, she felt Mexico was too hot.

Carmen loved traveling in Italy but felt Mexico was too hot.

Carmen loved traveling in Italy she felt Mexico was too hot. a) fragment b) run-on c) sentence/correct
Carmen loved traveling in Italy, but she felt Mexico was too hot.

a) fragment a) fragment a) fragment

b) run-on b) run-on b) run-on

c) sentence/correct c) sentence/correct c) sentence/correct

Carmen loved traveling in Italy; she felt Mexico was too hot.

Although she felt Mexico was too hot, Carmen loved traveling in Italy.

SENTENCE STRUCTURE
1 main/independent clause = a) simple sentence b) compound sentence c) complex sentence d) compound-complex sentence

1 main/independent clause + 1 or more subordinate/dependent clauses = a) simple sentence b) compound sentence c) complex sentence d) compound-complex sentence 2 main/independent clauses = a) simple sentence b) compound sentence c) complex sentence 2 main/independent + 1 or more subordinate/dependent clauses = a) simple sentence b) compound sentence c) complex sentence

d) compound-complex sentence

d) compound-complex sentence