{"id":790,"date":"2022-04-21T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=790"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:36:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:36:26","slug":"e-y-7-is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-y-7-is-it-a-complete-sentence-a-fragment-or-a-run-on\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Y.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<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>Complete Sentence \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>complete sentence<\/strong> expresses a <strong>complete thought<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has a <strong>subject<\/strong> (who\/what) \ud83c\udf3f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has a <strong>predicate<\/strong> (what the subject does or is) \u26a1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starts with a <strong>capital letter<\/strong> and ends with <strong>. \/ ? \/ !<\/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>Fragment \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>fragment<\/strong> is <strong>not a complete sentence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Missing a <strong>subject<\/strong>, a <strong>predicate<\/strong>, or a <strong>complete thought<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often cannot stand alone<\/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>Because it was raining.<\/strong> \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf4e <strong>Eating a juicy apple.<\/strong> \u274c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\ude97 <strong>When we reached the station.<\/strong> \u274c<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Run-On Sentence \u26a1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>run-on sentence<\/strong> is <strong>two or more complete sentences joined incorrectly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Missing <strong>punctuation<\/strong> or <strong>conjunctions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often too long or confusing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf33 <strong>I went to the park I saw my friend.<\/strong> \u26a1 (Needs a period or &#8220;and&#8221;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc26 <strong>The birds are singing the sun is shining.<\/strong> \u26a1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf92 <strong>She packed her bag she forgot her lunch.<\/strong> \u26a1<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td> <strong>Tips to Identify<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Type<\/th><th>Question to Ask<\/th><th>Emoji Clues<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u2705 Complete Sentence<\/td><td>Does it have a subject + predicate + complete thought?<\/td><td>\ud83c\udf3f + \u26a1 + \ud83c\udf08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u274c Fragment<\/td><td>Missing subject\/predicate or incomplete thought?<\/td><td>\u26a0\ufe0f Missing something<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u26a1 Run-On<\/td><td>Two or more sentences joined incorrectly?<\/td><td>\ud83d\ude35 Too long, missing punctuation<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\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>Type<\/th><th>Reason<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\ud83d\udc31 The cat slept on the sofa.<\/td><td>\u2705 Complete<\/td><td>Subject + predicate complete<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udf6b Because I wanted chocolate.<\/td><td>\u274c Fragment<\/td><td>Missing main action<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\ude97 I went to the store I bought some milk.<\/td><td>\u26a1 Run-On<\/td><td>Two complete thoughts joined incorrectly<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83d\udc66 John played football.<\/td><td>\u2705 Complete<\/td><td>Subject + predicate complete<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\ud83c\udfeb After school<\/td><td>\u274c Fragment<\/td><td>Incomplete thought<\/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 idea \ud83c\udf08<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u274c <strong>Fragment<\/strong> = Incomplete idea \u26a0\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u26a1 <strong>Run-On<\/strong> = Two or more sentences joined incorrectly \ud83d\ude35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fix Run-Ons:<\/strong> Use a <strong>period<\/strong>, <strong>semicolon<\/strong>, or <strong>coordinating conjunction<\/strong> (and, but, or)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div 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Key Notes: Complete Sentence \u2705 A complete sentence expresses a complete thought. Examples: Fragment \u274c A fragment is not a complete sentence. 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