Sentences, Fragments, and Run-ons
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A sentence is a group of words that states a complete idea. The subject part of a sentence names whom or what the sentence is about.

The predicate part tells what action the subject does, or it tells what ht esubject is or is like.

A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not have both a subject part and a predicate part.

A run-on sentence is a sentence in which too many ideas are joined together with the word and.



Click S if the group of words is a sentence. Click F if the group of words is a fragment.

1. The teams warmed up.

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2. One of the players.

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3. The coach gave a pep talk.

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4. Shouted from the stands.

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5. The last game of the year.

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6. The hard football.

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7. Sailed through the air.

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8. Caught the ball with one hand.

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9. Our team won the championship.

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10. We celebrated later.

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