Educational worksheet focusing on correcting sentence fragments and run-on sentences.
Worksheet titled "Fragments and Run-on Sentences" with directions and eight numbered sentences to rewrite for grammatical correctness.
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Here are the corrected sentences based on the rules of grammar.
1. He went to the store, he bought a candy bar.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence (specifically a comma splice). It joins two complete thoughts with just a comma.
* Fix: You can fix this by making them two separate sentences, using a period and a capital letter. Or, you can use a conjunction like "and."
* Correction: He went to the store and bought a candy bar.
2. Having went to the store to buy food for dinner.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with "Having," making it a phrase, and doesn't have a main subject or verb to complete the thought.
* Fix: Add a subject (like "I") and fix the verb tense.
* Correction: I went to the store to buy food for dinner.
3. When I went to the park to sit on the swings.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with the word "When," which makes it a dependent clause. It leaves the reader waiting for more information.
* Fix: Remove "When" to make it a complete sentence, or add a main clause.
* Correction: I went to the park to sit on the swings.
4. Education is the key to success, you should always try your best.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It connects two independent clauses with only a comma.
* Fix: Break them into two sentences or add a connecting word.
* Correction: Education is the key to success. You should always try your best.
5. Until she went to the library to study.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with "Until," making it an incomplete thought.
* Fix: Add a main action that happened before this event.
* Correction: She waited at home until she went to the library to study.
6. Studying all night for the big test next week.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It describes an action but doesn't say *who* is doing it.
* Fix: Add a subject (like "I" or "The student") and a helping verb.
* Correction: I am studying all night for the big test next week.
7. Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class, he missed all of the other weeks.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It has too many clauses joined incorrectly.
* Fix: Break it into two sentences or rearrange the clauses to flow better.
* Correction: Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class because he missed all of the other weeks.
8. Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything, Janie was a mean person.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It is a string of clauses joined only by commas.
* Fix: Break it into two sentences or use a semicolon to separate the distinct thoughts.
* Correction: Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything. Janie was a mean person.
Final Answer:
1. He went to the store and bought a candy bar.
2. I went to the store to buy food for dinner.
3. I went to the park to sit on the swings.
4. Education is the key to success. You should always try your best.
5. She waited at home until she went to the library to study.
6. I am studying all night for the big test next week.
7. Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class because he missed all of the other weeks.
8. Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything. Janie was a mean person.
1. He went to the store, he bought a candy bar.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence (specifically a comma splice). It joins two complete thoughts with just a comma.
* Fix: You can fix this by making them two separate sentences, using a period and a capital letter. Or, you can use a conjunction like "and."
* Correction: He went to the store and bought a candy bar.
2. Having went to the store to buy food for dinner.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with "Having," making it a phrase, and doesn't have a main subject or verb to complete the thought.
* Fix: Add a subject (like "I") and fix the verb tense.
* Correction: I went to the store to buy food for dinner.
3. When I went to the park to sit on the swings.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with the word "When," which makes it a dependent clause. It leaves the reader waiting for more information.
* Fix: Remove "When" to make it a complete sentence, or add a main clause.
* Correction: I went to the park to sit on the swings.
4. Education is the key to success, you should always try your best.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It connects two independent clauses with only a comma.
* Fix: Break them into two sentences or add a connecting word.
* Correction: Education is the key to success. You should always try your best.
5. Until she went to the library to study.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It starts with "Until," making it an incomplete thought.
* Fix: Add a main action that happened before this event.
* Correction: She waited at home until she went to the library to study.
6. Studying all night for the big test next week.
* Analysis: This is a fragment. It describes an action but doesn't say *who* is doing it.
* Fix: Add a subject (like "I" or "The student") and a helping verb.
* Correction: I am studying all night for the big test next week.
7. Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class, he missed all of the other weeks.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It has too many clauses joined incorrectly.
* Fix: Break it into two sentences or rearrange the clauses to flow better.
* Correction: Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class because he missed all of the other weeks.
8. Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything, Janie was a mean person.
* Analysis: This is a run-on sentence. It is a string of clauses joined only by commas.
* Fix: Break it into two sentences or use a semicolon to separate the distinct thoughts.
* Correction: Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything. Janie was a mean person.
Final Answer:
1. He went to the store and bought a candy bar.
2. I went to the store to buy food for dinner.
3. I went to the park to sit on the swings.
4. Education is the key to success. You should always try your best.
5. She waited at home until she went to the library to study.
6. I am studying all night for the big test next week.
7. Although Tom did his homework for a week, he failed reading class because he missed all of the other weeks.
8. Janie couldn’t stand Tammy, even though Tammy didn’t do anything. Janie was a mean person.
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