Kajae Evans

SENTENCE A sentence is a group of words containing a subject, predicate, and a punctuation mark. Examples: -My mother always scolds me when I don't clean up my room. -The dog jumped when the lighting struck the house.

FRAGMENT A fragment is a uncomplete sentence that doesn't have a subject, predicate, or punctuation mark. Examples: -The dog was - likes her sandwich -Do you like comic books

RUN-ON A run-on is a continued sentence that doesn't have a pause or punctuation. Example: -My father and I made some hamburgers and we put them on the backyard table father called my mother and sister they were very delighted

How to NOT make fragment sentences. -Sentences have a subject and predicate. Make sure to have these in your sentences. -If you sentence feels like it's missing too much details, it's probably a fragment. Sentences should always have enough details for the reader to know what's going on.

How to NOT make run-on sentences -Make sure the sentence doesn't sound like your cramming the word in your mouth -Remember to double check your work and adding punctuation where necessary.

What does 'Alight' mean?

What does 'Barren' mean?

What does 'Disrupt' mean?

What does 'Dynasty' mean?

What does 'Foretaste' mean?

What does 'Germinate' mean?

What does 'Humdrum' mean?

What does 'Adjacent' mean?

What does 'Insinuate' mean?

What does 'Hurtle' mean?

What word means 'never ending;?

What word means 'to question'?

What word means 'to repay'?

What word means 'a brief summary'?

What word means 'to repair'?

What word means 'to drizzle'?

What word means 'brooding'?

What word means 'cease-fire'?

What word means 'a minor inconvenience'?

What word means 'spiteful'?

Vocabulary Unit I Words and Definitions Flashcards