{"id":788,"date":"2022-04-21T09:43:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:34:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:34:50","slug":"e-y-6-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-run-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-y-6-is-it-a-complete-sentence-or-a-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Y.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 has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#000155;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>Is it a complete sentence or a run-on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-f79afd6ea8b322268468366b8e5f7cc7\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Complete Sentence? \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> expresses a <strong>full thought<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has a <strong>subject<\/strong> (who\/what) \ud83c\udf3f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has a <strong>predicate<\/strong> (what the subject does or is) \u26a1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It starts with a <strong>capital letter<\/strong> and ends with a <strong>period, question mark, or exclamation mark<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf1e <strong>The sun rises in the east.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc36 <strong>The dog barked loudly.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf82 <strong>My sister is baking a cake.<\/strong> \u2705<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Run-On Sentence? \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>run-on sentence<\/strong> happens when <strong>two or more complete sentences are joined incorrectly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Usually <strong>missing punctuation<\/strong> (period, semicolon, or comma + conjunction)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Makes the sentence <strong>confusing or too long<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf27\ufe0f <strong>It was raining we stayed indoors.<\/strong> \u274c\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Corrected: <strong>It was raining, so we stayed indoors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e <strong>I like apples they are very tasty.<\/strong> \u274c\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Corrected: <strong>I like apples because they are very tasty.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 <strong>She drove to school she forgot her bag.<\/strong> \u274c\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 Corrected: <strong>She drove to school, but she forgot her bag.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Identify \u2705 or \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Count <strong>subjects + predicates<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 complete thought \u2192 \u2705 Complete Sentence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2+ complete thoughts without proper punctuation \u2192 \u274c Run-On<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check <strong>punctuation<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Missing period, semicolon, or comma + conjunction can create a run-on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask: <strong>Does it make sense as one complete idea or two ideas mashed together?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Examples for Practice<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Sentence<\/th><th>Complete or Run-On?<\/th><th>Correction<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udc26 Birds are singing.<\/td><td>\u2705 Complete Sentence<\/td><td>Already correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udf6b I wanted chocolate I ate it quickly.<\/td><td>\u274c Run-On<\/td><td>I wanted chocolate, so I ate it quickly.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83c\udfeb The teacher explained the lesson.<\/td><td>\u2705 Complete Sentence<\/td><td>Already correct<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udeb4 I went cycling I fell off my bike.<\/td><td>\u274c Run-On<\/td><td>I went cycling, and I fell off my bike.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udc31 The cat slept on the sofa.<\/td><td>\u2705 Complete Sentence<\/td><td>Already correct<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tips \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Complete Sentence<\/strong> = Full thought + subject + predicate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <strong>Run-On<\/strong> = Two or more complete thoughts joined <strong>without proper punctuation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Fix run-ons using:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Period (.)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comma + conjunction (and, but, so, or, yet)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Semicolon (;)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\u2728 <strong>Remember:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Complete sentences are <strong>clear and complete<\/strong> \ud83c\udf08<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run-ons are <strong>too long 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Key Notes: What is a Complete Sentence? \u2705 A complete sentence expresses a full thought. Examples: What is a Run-On Sentence? \u274c A run-on sentence happens when two or more complete sentences are joined incorrectly. 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