correcting sentence fragments and run-ons. directions: state whether each sentence contains a...
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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. When Garrison gets hungry, he gets out the cookbooks.
__ 2. His first professional acting role in nearly twenty years.
__ 3. Her mother the famous author of best- selling mystery novels.
__ 4. There are seventeen species of penguins, emperor penguins are the largest.
__ 5.We heard noises in the chimney, a raccoon had moved in.
__ 6. Small birds are nesting on the back porch.
Answer Key:1. S2. F- Add a verb3. F- Add a verb4. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN Conjunction or make the comma a semicolon5. CS- Either add a BOYSFAN Conjunction or make the comma a semicolon6. S
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