- Fragment
- A sentence fragment is an incomplete sentence. A complete sentence requires a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. A sentence fragment is missing one or more of these things.
Example: In the morning.
This sentence is missing a subject and a verb, and it does not express a complete thought.
Complete Sentence: In the morning, we will go to the park.
To correct a sentence fragment, add a subject, verb, and/or a complete thought.
- Run-on Sentence
- A run-on sentence is two or more complete thoughts joined together with incorrect punctuation.
Example: I hope it does not rain on Saturday, I want to go to the park.
This run-on sentence includes two complete thoughts with only a comma between them.
Complete Sentence: I hope it does not rain on Saturday. I want to go to the park.
To correct a run-on sentence, add a period between the two complete thoughts.
4th Grade Writing - Sentence Fragments and Run-ons Lesson