Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons

Key Notes:

📘 1. What is a Sentence Fragment?

• A fragment is an incomplete sentence.
• It lacks a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
• Example:
  ❌ After the game.
  ✅ After the game, we went out for pizza.

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🛠 2. Fixing Fragments

• Add missing parts (subject, verb, or complete idea).
• Join the fragment with a main sentence using correct punctuation.

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📘 3. What is a Run-on Sentence?

• A run-on is when two or more complete sentences are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions.
• Example:
  ❌ She loves to read she goes to the library every day.

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🛠 4. Fixing Run-ons

Use any of these four methods:

1. Period:
   ✅ She loves to read. She goes to the library every day.
2. Comma + Coordinating Conjunction (FANBOYS):
   ✅ She loves to read, and she goes to the library every day.
3. Semicolon:
   ✅ She loves to read; she goes to the library every day.
4. Subordinating Conjunction:
   ✅ Because she loves to read, she goes to the library every day.

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🧠 5. Common Punctuation Used

• Period (.) – Ends a complete thought.
• Comma (,) + FANBOYS – Joins two complete thoughts.
• Semicolon (;) – Joins two related complete thoughts without using FANBOYS.
• Colon (:) – Introduces a list or explanation after a complete sentence.