Writing Complete Sentences

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Language Network
Writing Complete Sentences
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Writing Complete Sentences
Heres the Idea Sentence Fragments
Why It Matters
Practice and Apply
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What should I do on Saturday night?
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Online Restaurant Review
Enjoy a virtual tour of Italy in Marcelo and
Theresa Cellinis trendy restaurant. The tour
takes you through the romantic city of Venice,
the architecture of Rome, and the busy streets of
Florence. After you walk through the lifelike
scenes, you can enjoy the authentic pizza
creations.
Margo Reter
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Here are the notes the reviewer took at the
restaurant.
La Cucina Italiana
A virtual tour of Italy. Marcelo and
Theresa Cellinis trendy restaurant. The tour
takes you through the romantic city of Venice,
the architecture of Rome, and the busy streets of
Florence, after you walk through the lifelike
scenes, you can enjoy the authentic pizza
creations.
Why are the notes harder to understand than her
completed review?
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In the finished review, the reviewer got her
message across by using complete sentences.
Notes A virtual tour of Italy. Marcelo and
Theresa Cellinis trendy restaurant.
FINISHED REVIEW
Enjoy a virtual tour of Italy in Marcelo and
Theresa Cellinis trendy restaurant.

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As you write and revise, ask yourself
Does each sentence express a complete thought?
Have I accidentally combined two or more ideas?
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Sentence Fragment
A sentence fragment is a part of a sentence that
is punctuated as if it were a complete sentence.
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Sometimes a fragment occurs because the subject
or verb is left out.
MISSING VERB
MISSING SUBJECT
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A phrase that stands alone is a fragment.
FRAGMENT
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Fragments often occur because a subordinate
clause is mistaken for a complete sentence.
FRAGMENT
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Why It Matters
A sentence fragment does not express a complete
thought. It is missing important information.
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Practice and Apply
Rewrite each fragment as a complete sentence.
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Rewrite each fragment as a complete sentence.
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Rewrite each fragment as a complete sentence.
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Rewrite each fragment as a complete sentence.
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Rewrite each fragment as a complete sentence.
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Writing Complete Sentences
Heres the Idea Run-On Sentences
Why It Matters
Practice and Apply
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Run-On Sentence
A run-on sentence is two or more sentences
written incorrectly as one.
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What is wrong with this sentence?
The passage is actually two sentences written
incorrectly as one.
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Sometimes a run-on sentence is missing correct
punctuation or a conjunction.
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Why It Matters
As you revise your writing, use correct
punctuation and conjunctions to make it clear
where one idea ends and another begins.
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Practice and Apply
Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly.
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Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly.
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Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly.
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Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly.
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Rewrite this run-on sentence correctly.