Eng 7/10/11 Fragments and run-on sentences

SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX

Common mistakes:
sentence fragment - frag
run-on sent - RO

LESSON 1
1. Some cash registers are actually computers.
2. Even though I missed my usual train.
frag
Even though I missed my usual train.
Even though I missed my usual train, I still got to work on time.
I still got to work on time even though I missed my usual train.

3. Stood and cheered the home team's victory. frag

The crowd stood and cheered the home team's victory.

The audience stood and cheered the actors.

5. Tomatoes that are grown in hothouses. frag

adj cl

Tomatoes are grown in hothouses.

Tomatoes that are grown in hothouses are very sweet. COMPLEX- ADJ CL

LESSON 2

1. Woodrow Wilson was our 28th president he was the only president who had a PhD degree. RO

Woodrow Wilson was our 28th president, and he was the only president who had a PhD degree.

Woodrow Wilson, who was our 28th president, was the only president who had a PhD degree.

3. Congress established the first US mint it was located in Philadelphia. RO

Congress established the first US mint. It was located in Philadelphia.
Congress established the first US mint, and it was located in Philadelphia.
Congress established the first US mint; it was located in Philadelphia.
Congress established the first US mint, which was located in Philadelphia.

4. The treasurer of the Hikers' Club.

the boy's bicycle - apostrophe shows possession
boy ' s boy's - only one boy

the boys' bicycles
boys ' boys' - five boys

the boys bicycles XXX

the cats toys - One cat or two cats?
the cat's toys - one cat, many toys
the cats' toys - several cats, several toys

' apostrophe "up comma"
, comma

LESSON 3
1. Egyptians made candy over 4000 years ago, they used dates and honey. CS comma splice
A comma is not strong enough to join two sentences.

Egyptians made candy over 4000 years ago. They used dates and honey. 
Egyptians made candy over 4000 years ago, and they used dates and honey. 
Egyptians made candy over 4000 years ago; they used dates and honey.
Egyptians made candy over 4000 years ago; interestingly, they used dates and honey.
Over 4000 years ago, Egyptians used dates and honey to make candy.
Egyptians used dates and honey to make candy over 4000 years ago.

EXERCISE 3
2. England and France fought the longest war it lasted from 1337 to 1453 and was called the Hundred Years' War. RO

England and France fought the longest war which lasted from 1337 to 1453 and was called the Hundred Years' War.

England and France fought the longest war, which was called the Hundred Years' War, from 1337 to 1453.

3. The first Black American to become a Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall he was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson. RO
The first Black American to become a Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall; he was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

The first Black American to become a Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall; moreover, he was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

The first Black American to become a Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall, and he was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

The first Black American to become a Supreme Court justice was Thurgood Marshall who was appointed in 1967 by President Lyndon Johnson.

Thurgood Marshall became the first Black American Supreme Court justice appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967.

She became a teacher hired by VSB in 2018.

Thurgood Marshall, the first Black American Supreme Court justice, was appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967. APPOSITIVE

8. The first government employee strike was the Boston police strike it happened in 1919.
The first government employee strike was the Boston police strike which happened in 1919.

The first government employee strike was the Boston police strike; this happened in 1919.