Transcript Correcting Sentence Fragments and Run-ons

Correcting
Sentence
Fragments and
Run-ons
Directions: State whether each sentence contains a complete
sentence (S), a fragment (F), a run –on (RO), or a comma splice (CS).
If it is not a complete sentence, correct the sentence.
__ 1.Many adults return to college after years in the working world.
__ 2. Three boys riding mountain bikes and wearing brightly colored
helmets.
__ 3. Mr. Jones ruled the office but Mrs. Jones was in charge of their home.
__ 4. Roadrunners are real birds, they live in the southwest.
__ 5. My jeans were hanging on the clothesline, and a bird tried to build a
nest in them.
__ 6. Lightning sometimes strikes the ocean, sometimes sea animals get
shocked.
__ 7. The pictures Kayla took will appear in today’s paper.
Answer Key:
1. S
2. F- Add a verb
3. RO- Add a comma before “but”
4. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN
Conjunction or make the comma a
semicolon
5. S
6. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN
Conjunction or make the comma a
semicolon
7. S