Is it a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on?

key notes :

Complete Sentence ✅

• Definition: A sentence that has a subject (who/what) and a predicate (what they do) and makes sense.
• Example:
  🌟 The dog 🐶 runs fast.
  • Subject: The dog 🐶
  • Predicate: runs fast 🏃‍♂️

Image Idea: A happy dog running in a park with the words “The dog runs fast.”

Fragment ❌

• Definition: A sentence missing a subject or predicate or does not make complete sense.
• Example:
  🌟 Runs very fast.
  ❌ We don’t know who runs!

Image Idea: A picture of just legs running with a question mark ❓, showing it’s incomplete.

Run-on Sentence ❗

• Definition: Two or more sentences joined together without proper punctuation.
• Example:
  🌟 I like ice cream 🍦 it is very yummy 😋.
  • Needs a period or connecting word:
    ✅ I like ice cream 🍦. It is very yummy 😋.

Image Idea: Ice cream with two speech bubbles, one saying “I like ice cream” and the other “It is yummy,” showing they are separate sentences.

Quick Tips to Remember 🧠

• Complete Sentence: ✅ Makes sense, has subject + predicate.
• Fragment: ❌ Incomplete, missing subject or predicate.
• Run-on: ❗ Too long, missing punctuation or connector.

Emoji Trick:

• ✅ Complete = happy face 🙂
• ❌ Fragment = confused face 😕
• ❗ Run-on = shocked face 😲

Let’s practice! ✍️