Question

directions: read each sentence and determine whether it is a fragment, run-on, or complete sentence. the sun is shining brightly today. our fluffy cats. slipped and fell into the mud. jenny rides her bike to school, but her tire went flat today. the extremely fast cheetah. when it was my turn to read the story. fettucine alfredo is my favorite pasta i made it for dinner tonight. i brought a banana for snack time today lucas brought chips. our friendly neighbor got our mail while we were out of town. what is your favorite color? we used glitter to decorate, so we made a mess. write your own sentence here!

Explanation:

To determine the type of each sentence (fragment, run - on, or complete), we analyze the structure:

• A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. For example, "The sun is shining brightly today." has a subject ("The sun") and a predicate ("is shining brightly today") and a complete thought.
• A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. "Our fluffy cats." has a subject but no predicate to complete the thought. "Slipped and fell into the mud." has a predicate but no subject. "The extremely fast cheetah." has a subject but no predicate. "When it was my turn to read the story." is a dependent clause and does not express a complete thought. "What is your favorite color?" is a complete sentence (interrogative, has subject "your favorite color" and predicate "is what" in inverted order). Wait, no, "What is your favorite color?" is a complete interrogative sentence with subject "your favorite color" and verb "is", and it expresses a complete thought (asking for information). Wait, maybe I made a mistake earlier. Let's re - evaluate:
• "Our fluffy cats." – fragment (no predicate, doesn't express a complete thought).
• "Slipped and fell into the mud." – fragment (no subject).
• "The extremely fast cheetah." – fragment (no predicate).
• "When it was my turn to read the story." – fragment (dependent clause, no independent clause to complete the thought).
• "Jenny rides her bike to school, but her tire went flat today." – complete (two independent clauses joined by "but", each has subject and predicate, complete thought). Wait, no, actually, this is a compound sentence, so it's a complete sentence.
• "Fettucine alfredo is my favorite pasta I made it for dinner tonight." – run - on (two independent clauses "Fettucine alfredo is my favorite pasta" and "I made it for dinner tonight" joined without proper punctuation or conjunction).
• "I brought a banana for snack time today Lucas brought chips." – run - on (two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction).
• "Our friendly neighbor got our mail while we were out of town." – complete (has subject "Our friendly neighbor", predicate "got our mail while we were out of town", and a complete thought with a dependent clause as an adverbial).
• "We used glitter to decorate, so we made a mess." – complete (compound sentence with two independent clauses joined by "so", each has subject and predicate, complete thought).

Answer:

• "The sun is shining brightly today." - Complete
• "Our fluffy cats." - Fragment
• "Slipped and fell into the mud." - Fragment
• "Jenny rides her bike to school, but her tire went flat today." - Complete
• "The extremely fast cheetah." - Fragment
• "When it was my turn to read the story." - Fragment
• "Fettucine alfredo is my favorite pasta I made it for dinner tonight." - Run - On
• "I brought a banana for snack time today Lucas brought chips." - Run - On
• "Our friendly neighbor got our mail while we were out of town." - Complete
• "What is your favorite color?" - Complete (interrogative, expresses a complete thought)
• "We used glitter to decorate, so we made a mess." - Complete