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Fragment Sentences and run-ons. Name: ___________________________NOTE: A complete sentences has three main parts: subject, verb and a complete thought. Give a definition of each:Subject: __________________________________________________________________Verb: ____________________________________________________________________Fragment Sentence: A sentence that does not have all three necessary parts that make up a complete sentence.Take a look at each example below. What is the sentence missing? After we were finished eating.And yawned loudly enough to make the whole class turn around.The boy sitting on the fire escape, dropping balloons on the people below.A type of fragment sentence that occurs often is afterthought fragments. These happen while you are writing and decide you have another example or idea to add to the previous sentence. They cannot stand alone because they are not a complete thought on their own. When sentences start with words such as: especially, except, excluding, for example, for instance, including, like, and such as you may have this type of fragment.Look at the examples below. Underline the fragment sentence. Some classes are much more enjoyable than others. Such as art, gym and music.I am getting old. Due to all of the sports I played when I was younger, my knees and ankles are starting to hurt. Especially in cold weather.Recognizing fragment sentences.For each sentence below, mark CS for complete sentence, FS for fragment sentence and RO for run-on. _____1. The man that I saw yesterday._____2. Hurry up!_____ 3. Canada, the greatest country in the world._____4. Open the door very cautiously._____5. He is not an exceptional teacher, he is only average._____ 6. Having finished her dinner, Joy sat down to an evening of television._____7. Because I have no time._____8. I studied for my chemistry exam for six hours, I still did not pass it._____ 9. On the ledge far above us sat a curious bird. _____ 10. Which was given to Mrs. Smith for her volunteer work at the food bank. Fixing Fragment SentencesWhen fixing fragment sentences you need to either revise the fragment or connect it to a part that comes before or after it. Fix each example below.1. Because Chase caught the eye of the brunette in algebra class.2. Such as not finishing her homework and sleeping in class. ................
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