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

Which is a complete sentence?

In Japan, the Hanshin Expressway actually runs through a building!

The doctor recommended plenty of fluids I bought two quarts of orange juice.

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Which is a sentence fragment?

Quinn showing me photographs from her travels in India.

Sharon is an adept skier, she has trained for many years.

key idea

A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought. It has both a subject and a verb.

My friends walk along the path.

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. It is usually missing a subject, a verb, or a helping verb.

Knows the answer.

This is a sentence fragment. It is missing a subject.

The bright red car.

This is a sentence fragment. It is missing a verb.

We skiing next week.

This is a sentence fragment. It is missing a helping verb.

A run-on sentence is made up of two independent clauses that are joined without end punctuation or with just a comma.

I knocked on the door it opened.

It started raining, we ran inside.

To fix a run-on sentence, separate it into two sentences. Add end punctuation after the first sentence, and capitalize the second sentence.

I knocked on the door. It opened.

It started raining. We ran inside.

You can also fix a run-on sentence by rewriting it as a compound sentence. A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, or so.

I knocked on the door, and it opened.

It started raining, so we ran inside.

solution

Quinn showing me photographs from her travels in India is a sentence fragment. It is missing a helping verb.

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