Avoid Fragments and Run-Ons | No Nonsense Grammar

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Title:

Avoid Fragments and Run-Ons | No Nonsense Grammar

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/no-nonsense-grammar-fragments-pbs-learningmedia/avoid-fragments-and-run-ons-no-nonsense-grammar/

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PBS
Type: Audio/Video

Overview:

Sentence fragments can't stand alone, because they do not express a complete thought. Run-ons put two complete sentences together in one sentence without separating them.

This resource allows students to practice identifying run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and complete sentences. 

Content Standard(s):
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 3
37. Compose simple, compound, and complex sentences with correct subject-verb agreement.

a. Identify and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

b. Identify the subject and predicate of a sentence.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 4
38. Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

a. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Example: a small red bag rather than a red small bag

b. Form and use prepositional phrases and conjunctions.

c. Recognize and correct sentence fragments and run-on sentences.

d. Use commas, apostrophes, and quotation marks correctly.

e. Use correct capitalization, including familial relations and proper adjectives.

f. Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.
Tags: Complete Sentence, Runon Sentence, Sentence Fragment, Sentence Structure
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Author: Jessica Byrd