{"id":605,"date":"2022-04-19T09:06:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=605"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:43:16","slug":"e-dd-6-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-run-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-6-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.6 Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3oj2tsyc\/KZGC8LZjZvxyqNG_lw-Kkw\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3oj2tsyc&#x2F;KZGC8LZjZvxyqNG_lw-Kkw&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3oj2tsyc&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-6ac2daebbcc448c371e21ab5138da381\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-65c41db4c186761b6255e4f83cb85ff2\"><strong>\ud83d\udcdd Is it a Complete Sentence or a Run-On?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> What is a Complete Sentence? \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> tells a <strong>full idea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has a <strong>subject<\/strong> (who or what) and a <strong>predicate<\/strong> (what they do).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It <strong>starts with a capital letter<\/strong> \ud83c\udd70\ufe0f and <strong>ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>The cat is sleeping.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> The cat \ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Predicate:<\/strong> is sleeping \ud83d\ude34<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> What is a Run-On Sentence? \u274c<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>run-on sentence<\/strong> is <strong>two or more sentences joined together without proper punctuation or joining words<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It can be <strong>confusing<\/strong> and <strong>hard to read<\/strong> \ud83d\ude35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u274c <strong>I went to the park I played on the swings.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 Fix it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>I went to the park. I played on the swings.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I went to the park, and I played on the swings.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> How to Spot a Run-On Sentence \ud83d\udc40<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two ideas stuck together<\/strong> without punctuation. \u270b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Missing comma + conjunction<\/strong> (and, but, or, so). \ud83d\udd17<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Too long and confusing<\/strong> \ud83d\ude15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Ways to Fix Run-On Sentences \u2702\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Split into two sentences<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c I like ice cream I eat it every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 I like ice cream. I eat it every day. \ud83c\udf66<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a comma + conjunction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c She ran fast she fell down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 She ran fast, but she fell down. \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udca8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use a semicolon<\/strong> (for advanced students):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 I love reading; my sister likes painting. \ud83d\udcd6\ud83c\udfa8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Quick Tips \u26a1<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Every sentence must have <strong>one complete idea<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your sentence is <strong>too long<\/strong>, check if it\u2019s a <strong>run-on<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conjunctions help<\/strong> join ideas correctly: <strong>and, but, or, so, for, yet, nor<\/strong> \ud83d\udd17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong> Fun Emoji Reminder \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Subject:<\/strong> \ud83d\udc67\ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Predicate:<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udfa8\ud83c\udf4e<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complete sentence:<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run-on:<\/strong> \u274c\ud83d\ude35<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-393a4b8abea486ac52ee307675e66f42\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/76677\/447\/427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-120.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-120.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-120-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-120-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/76657\/899\/851\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-113.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-113.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-113-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-113-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it a complete sentence or a run-on? Design by Delta publications Key Notes:- \ud83d\udcdd Is it a Complete Sentence or a Run-On? 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