Educational worksheet for identifying sentence types: fragment, run-on, or complete sentence.

Let's go through each item and determine whether it is a fragment, a run-on, or a sentence.

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Definitions:

- Sentence: A complete thought with a subject and predicate, and it expresses a complete idea.
- Fragment: An incomplete sentence — missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
- Run-on: Two or more independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.

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Now, let’s analyze each one:

1. Please call me later.
✔ Complete thought, subject ("you" implied), verb ("call").
→ Sentence

2. Who won?
✔ Question with subject and verb (implied "did win").
→ Sentence

3. Disturbing the peace.
✘ No subject, no main verb; just a phrase.
→ Fragment

4. My opinion is that you should keep the kitten, it needs a good home.
✘ Two independent clauses joined by a comma: "My opinion is..." and "it needs a good home."
→ Run-on

5. Copying the lesson from the book.
✘ No subject, no main verb; just a gerund phrase.
→ Fragment

6. A soccer ball was kicked to the far end of the field.
✔ Subject ("a soccer ball"), verb ("was kicked"), complete thought.
→ Sentence

7. Mother drove the car Dad flew.
⚠️ This is ambiguous but grammatically, "Dad flew" lacks a subject for "flew" unless implied. But actually, this could be interpreted as "Mother drove the car; Dad flew [the plane]." However, without a conjunction or semicolon, it's two independent clauses.
→ Run-on (should be: "Mother drove the car, and Dad flew.")

8. Talking on the telephone at the end of the day.
✘ No subject, no main verb — just a participial phrase.
→ Fragment

9. A snake slivered under a rocker.
✔ Subject ("a snake"), verb ("slivered"), complete thought.
→ Sentence

10. With winter approaching, I become more anxious about skiing, sledding is going to be fun too.
✘ Two independent clauses: "I become more anxious..." and "sledding is going to be fun too." Joined only by a comma after a dependent clause.
→ Run-on

11. Be prepared to make sudden stops on this road.
✔ Imperative sentence — command with implied subject ("you").
→ Sentence

12. Unless Mrs. Farmington calls.
✘ Dependent clause — starts with a subordinating conjunction, no main clause.
→ Fragment

13. They ran out the door, I followed them.
✘ Two independent clauses joined by a comma (comma splice).
→ Run-on

14. We went swimming last summer.
✔ Subject ("we"), verb ("went"), complete thought.
→ Sentence

15. The ball field is past Joan's house.
✔ Subject ("the ball field"), verb ("is"), complete thought.
→ Sentence

16. The students enjoyed the break, the teachers did also.
✘ Two independent clauses joined by a comma.
→ Run-on

17. Did you put your name on your paper?
✔ Question with subject and verb.
→ Sentence

18. Since George was late.
✘ Dependent clause — starts with subordinating conjunction, no main clause.
→ Fragment

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Final Answers:

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

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✔ Summary of Counts:
- Sentences: 8
- Fragments: 5
- Run-ons: 5

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