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0 FRAGMENT & RUN ON SENTENCE
to identify and correct run-on sentences and fragments
sentences.
to write effective sentences free of run-on free sentences and
fragments sentences.
Read these sentences carefully and analyze some which make sense well [ √ ] and some
which do not [ X ].
1. An increasing proportion of the government money available to
undergraduate students for maintenance.
2. Proper research must be conducted to come up with the best measure
possible to solve the issue.
3. Through the use of such things as maps, photographs, regional studies,
oral histories, and historic documents of surrounding sites.
4. The interview about students’ model of reading before and after the
experiment.
5. Computerization, along with other changes in industrial revolution,
reduces the prices of many goods.
To make a complete sentence, minimally you need to have one subject and one
verb. You can use other parts of speech to build on this basic structure.
Good writers use a variety of sentence structures to make their work more interesting.
Below are some basic sentence patterns in English to enhance your writing.
Subject - Verb The number decreased.
Subject – Linking Verb - Noun The type of the data is numeric data.
Subject – Linking Verb - The experiment is successful.
Adjective
Subject – Verb – Adverb All participants responded quickly.
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