EF3/4 Frags and run-ons

Sentence fragment - not a complete sentence, a piece of a sentence

Run-on sentence - several sentences mashed together

A.
1. Since he left the laundry bag outside the door of his room. FRAG
Since He left the laundry bag outside the door of his room.
Since he left the laundry bag outside the door of his room, it was stolen.
It The laundry bag was stolen since he left the laundry bag it outside the door of his room.

2. Before breakfast, she went for a swim. SENT
Before she had breakfast, she went for a swim.

3. The man talking to Dr. Simpson. FRAG
The man is talking to Dr. Simpson. SIMPLE
The man who is talking to Dr. Simpson is my father. COMPLEX

4. Stop the car. SENT - command (imperative)

5. Dinner will be served at eight o'clock. SENT

VOICE = PASSIVE and ACTIVE
passive voice
Dinner will be served.
active voice
We will serve dinner.

I ate an apple. active voice
The apple was eaten by me. passive voice

6. On the collar of his shirt and also on his handkerchief. FRAG
There were coffee stains on the collar of his shirt and also on his handkerchief. SIMPLE

B.
1. Seeing the sun at midnight in Sweden. FRAG
we are seeing the sun at midnight in Sweden.
Seeing the sun at midnight in Sweden is beautiful.

2. In some homes, on beaches, and even in hotels. FRAG
You can get a pizza delivered to your house, to beaches, and even to hotels.
You can find bedbugs in some homes, on beaches, and even in hotels.
Kids can get hair lice.
Dogs and cats get fleas.

the scruff of the neck

4. The girl in the tight red dress. FRAG
The girl is in the tight red dress.
The girl who is in the tight red dress is my daughter. adj cl

5.Open all the windows. COMMAND - imperative

6.The small village was able to grow rapidly during the last couple of years and now has a museum of its own.

You have to get the dumplings out of the teapot.

7. That is yours.

8. While the manager of the department was writing out the bill, the customer waited patiently.
COMPLEX - adv cl

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