Identify fragments, run-ons, and complete sentences in this grammar worksheet.
Worksheet titled "Fragment, Run-On, or Sentence?" with 18 numbered statements for identifying sentence structure types.
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To solve this problem, we need to identify whether each statement is a fragment, a run-on sentence, or a complete sentence. Let's go through each statement one by one and analyze it.
1. Fragment: A group of words that does not express a complete thought and lacks either a subject, a predicate, or both.
2. Run-on sentence: Two or more complete sentences joined together without proper punctuation (e.g., no period, semicolon, or conjunction).
3. Complete sentence: A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.
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#### 1. Please call me later.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("you" implied) and a predicate ("call me later").
- Label: Sentence
#### 2. Who won?
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an interrogative sentence with a subject ("who") and a predicate ("won").
- Label: Sentence
#### 3. Disturbing the peace.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 4. My opinion is that you should keep the kitten, it needs a good home.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("My opinion is that you should keep the kitten" and "it needs a good home") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 5. Copying the lesson from the book.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 6. A soccer ball was kicked to the far end of the field.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("a soccer ball") and a predicate ("was kicked to the far end of the field").
- Label: Sentence
#### 7. Mother drove the car Dad flew.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("Mother drove the car" and "Dad flew") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 8. Talking on the telephone at the end of the day.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 9. A snake slithered under a rocker.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("a snake") and a predicate ("slithered under a rocker").
- Label: Sentence
#### 10. With winter approaching, I become more anxious about skiing, sledding is going to be fun too.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("I become more anxious about skiing" and "sledding is going to be fun too") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 11. Be prepared to make sudden stops on this road.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an imperative sentence with an implied subject ("you") and a predicate ("be prepared to make sudden stops on this road").
- Label: Sentence
#### 12. Unless Mrs. Farmington calls.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 13. They ran out the door, I followed them.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("They ran out the door" and "I followed them") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 14. We went swimming last summer.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("we") and a predicate ("went swimming last summer").
- Label: Sentence
#### 15. The ball field is past Joan's house.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("the ball field") and a predicate ("is past Joan's house").
- Label: Sentence
#### 16. The students enjoyed the break, the teachers did also.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("The students enjoyed the break" and "the teachers did also") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 17. Did you put your name on your paper?
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an interrogative sentence with a subject ("you") and a predicate ("put your name on your paper").
- Label: Sentence
#### 18. Since George was late.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
---
1. Sentence
2. Sentence
3. Fragment
4. Run-on
5. Fragment
6. Sentence
7. Run-on
8. Fragment
9. Sentence
10. Run-on
11. Sentence
12. Fragment
13. Run-on
14. Sentence
15. Sentence
16. Run-on
17. Sentence
18. Fragment
---
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Sentence} \\
2. & \text{Sentence} \\
3. & \text{Fragment} \\
4. & \text{Run-on} \\
5. & \text{Fragment} \\
6. & \text{Sentence} \\
7. & \text{Run-on} \\
8. & \text{Fragment} \\
9. & \text{Sentence} \\
10. & \text{Run-on} \\
11. & \text{Sentence} \\
12. & \text{Fragment} \\
13. & \text{Run-on} \\
14. & \text{Sentence} \\
15. & \text{Sentence} \\
16. & \text{Run-on} \\
17. & \text{Sentence} \\
18. & \text{Fragment} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
Definitions:
1. Fragment: A group of words that does not express a complete thought and lacks either a subject, a predicate, or both.
2. Run-on sentence: Two or more complete sentences joined together without proper punctuation (e.g., no period, semicolon, or conjunction).
3. Complete sentence: A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.
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Analysis of Each Statement:
#### 1. Please call me later.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("you" implied) and a predicate ("call me later").
- Label: Sentence
#### 2. Who won?
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an interrogative sentence with a subject ("who") and a predicate ("won").
- Label: Sentence
#### 3. Disturbing the peace.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 4. My opinion is that you should keep the kitten, it needs a good home.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("My opinion is that you should keep the kitten" and "it needs a good home") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 5. Copying the lesson from the book.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 6. A soccer ball was kicked to the far end of the field.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("a soccer ball") and a predicate ("was kicked to the far end of the field").
- Label: Sentence
#### 7. Mother drove the car Dad flew.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("Mother drove the car" and "Dad flew") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 8. Talking on the telephone at the end of the day.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It lacks a subject and is not a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 9. A snake slithered under a rocker.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("a snake") and a predicate ("slithered under a rocker").
- Label: Sentence
#### 10. With winter approaching, I become more anxious about skiing, sledding is going to be fun too.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("I become more anxious about skiing" and "sledding is going to be fun too") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 11. Be prepared to make sudden stops on this road.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an imperative sentence with an implied subject ("you") and a predicate ("be prepared to make sudden stops on this road").
- Label: Sentence
#### 12. Unless Mrs. Farmington calls.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
#### 13. They ran out the door, I followed them.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("They ran out the door" and "I followed them") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 14. We went swimming last summer.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("we") and a predicate ("went swimming last summer").
- Label: Sentence
#### 15. The ball field is past Joan's house.
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It has a subject ("the ball field") and a predicate ("is past Joan's house").
- Label: Sentence
#### 16. The students enjoyed the break, the teachers did also.
- Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It joins two independent clauses ("The students enjoyed the break" and "the teachers did also") without proper punctuation.
- Label: Run-on
#### 17. Did you put your name on your paper?
- Analysis: This is a complete sentence. It is an interrogative sentence with a subject ("you") and a predicate ("put your name on your paper").
- Label: Sentence
#### 18. Since George was late.
- Analysis: This is a fragment. It is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
- Label: Fragment
---
Final Labels:
1. Sentence
2. Sentence
3. Fragment
4. Run-on
5. Fragment
6. Sentence
7. Run-on
8. Fragment
9. Sentence
10. Run-on
11. Sentence
12. Fragment
13. Run-on
14. Sentence
15. Sentence
16. Run-on
17. Sentence
18. Fragment
---
Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Sentence} \\
2. & \text{Sentence} \\
3. & \text{Fragment} \\
4. & \text{Run-on} \\
5. & \text{Fragment} \\
6. & \text{Sentence} \\
7. & \text{Run-on} \\
8. & \text{Fragment} \\
9. & \text{Sentence} \\
10. & \text{Run-on} \\
11. & \text{Sentence} \\
12. & \text{Fragment} \\
13. & \text{Run-on} \\
14. & \text{Sentence} \\
15. & \text{Sentence} \\
16. & \text{Run-on} \\
17. & \text{Sentence} \\
18. & \text{Fragment} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
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