Run-ons and Fragments

What expresses a full idea?

A complete thought

What are ways to mend two smushed independent clauses?

A semicolon, period, or a comma and SWABI word

Three ways to turn run-on sentences into complete sentences

Adding a comma and conjunction, adding a semicolon, or splitting the sentence into two separate sentences

If "that" is considered a subject, is the thought complete or a fragment?

Complete

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Which locker is mine, and which belongs to Mark Sloan?

Complete Sentence

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Pam Beesly and I couldn't have asked for a better beach day. Especially when the wind picked up, the conditions were perfect for flying our kite.

Complete Sentences

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Ryan Howard looked into his closet. Which outfit would he wear for picture day?

Complete Sentences

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Especially during the summer, Lexie Grey's friend has to wear sunscreen

Complete sentence

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Cristina Yang will take the bus to the beach. That is how she plans to celebrate the last day of school

Complete sentences

Is the thought complete or a fragment: After the hike, Alex Karev was thinking. That the path may have been lined with poison oak

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Concerned, the clerk stared at Preston Burke's groceries. Especially because she noticed that the cart only contained chocolate bars.

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: David Schwimmer begged his neighbor to lend him platform shoes. Which were the hottest new fad at the disco club

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: David Schwimmer bought five bus tokens from the clerk. Which was a better deal than buying one at a time.

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Especially when Matthew Perry almost dropped the birthday cake when all the candles were lit

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: For brunch this morning, Arizona Robbins made pancakes. That were crispy on the edges, but soft and sweet in the center.

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: That I finished the ice cream before Meredith Grey got any.

Fragment

Is the thought complete or a fragment: Which was what Andy Bernard had wanted to do in the first place

Fragment

What can be attached to complete thoughts to form a sentence?

Incomplete thoughts

Sentence fragments

Sentences that aren't complete and are missing a subject, predicate and/or a complete thought

Run-on sentences

Sentences that go on too long or have too many ideas and incorrect punctuation

Components of a complete sentence

Subject, verb, and expressing a complete thought

Independent clause rule

Two independent clauses cannot be joined by a comma and cannot be put together with no punctuation

What makes a run-on sentence?

Two or more independent clauses that aren't properly joined

Can "which" be the subject of a sentence?

Yes