{"id":607,"date":"2022-04-19T09:06:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T09:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=607"},"modified":"2025-11-03T11:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:38:11","slug":"e-dd-7-is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-dd-7-is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"E- DD.7 Is it a complete sentence, a fragment 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, a fragment, 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\/DAG3o6sI5xA\/MIOCpY00oGnRltzNFwU1zw\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3o6sI5xA&#x2F;MIOCpY00oGnRltzNFwU1zw&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3o6sI5xA&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-440278169b5626eb7b7ad17f7c90d8e4\">\ud83d\udcdd<strong>Is it a Complete Sentence, a Fragment, 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> Complete Sentence \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A subject<\/strong> (who or what the sentence is about) \ud83d\udc66\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A predicate<\/strong> (what the subject does or is) \u270d\ufe0f\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expresses a complete thought<\/strong> \ud83d\udca1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The cat \ud83d\udc31 <strong>is sleeping<\/strong> \ud83d\udca4.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I love \ud83c\udf4e apples.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We went to the park \ud83c\udf33\ud83c\udf88.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> A complete sentence can stand <strong>alone<\/strong>.<\/p>\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> Sentence Fragment \u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>fragment<\/strong> is <strong>incomplete<\/strong>. It is <strong>missing a subject, a predicate, or a complete thought<\/strong>. \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fragments <strong>cannot stand alone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Running through the park \ud83c\udf33\ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2642\ufe0f (What happened while running?) \u2753<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The big brown dog \ud83d\udc15 (What about the dog?) \u2753<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because I was late \u23f0 (What happened because you were late?) \u2753<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip:<\/strong> Look for a <strong>subject + predicate<\/strong> and make sure the thought is complete.<\/p>\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> Run-on Sentence \ud83d\ude35<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>run-on sentence<\/strong> has <strong>two or more complete sentences joined incorrectly<\/strong>. \ud83d\udeab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often missing <strong>punctuation<\/strong> or <strong>connecting words<\/strong> like <em>and, but, or, so<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I went to the store I bought apples \ud83c\udf4e\ud83c\udf4f.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She likes ice cream \ud83c\udf66 he likes cake \ud83c\udf82.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fix it:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use a <strong>period<\/strong> <code>.<\/code>, <strong>semicolon<\/strong> <code>;<\/code>, or <strong>comma + conjunction<\/strong> <code>, and \/ , but<\/code>. \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corrected Examples:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I went to the store. I bought apples \ud83c\udf4e.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She likes ice cream \ud83c\udf66, but he likes cake \ud83c\udf82.<\/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>Quick Tips to Remember \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complete sentence \u2705<\/strong> \u2013 has <strong>subject + predicate<\/strong> and full idea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fragment \u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> \u2013 missing <strong>subject, predicate, or complete idea<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run-on \ud83d\ude35<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>two complete sentences joined incorrectly<\/strong>.<\/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 Check Trick \ud83d\udd75\ufe0f<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask yourself:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who or what is this about? \ud83d\udc40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is happening or being said? \u270d\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does it <strong>make sense alone<\/strong>? \ud83d\udcac<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 If yes \u2192 Complete sentence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u26a0\ufe0f If missing something \u2192 Fragment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude35 If two complete ideas run together \u2192 Run-on<\/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\/670\/431\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-119.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-119.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-119-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-3-119-150x150.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\/76658\/139\/968\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-112.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-112.png 500w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-112-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/4thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Worksheet-1-1-2-112-150x150.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, a fragment, or a run-on? Design by Delta publications Key Notes:- \ud83d\udcddIs it a Complete Sentence, a Fragment, or a Run-on? Complete Sentence \u2705 A complete sentence has: Examples: Tip: A complete sentence can stand alone. 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