Question

sentence errors review
directions: label each statement below as being either a complete sentence (cs), a sentence fragment (sf), or a run - on sentence (ro).
*remember:

1. a complete sentence (cs) contains at least one independent clause.
2. a sentence fragment (sf) does not express a complete thought and can be just a dependent clause.
3. a run - on sentence (ro) occurs when two or more independent and dependent clauses run together without proper punctuation or appropriate conjunctions.

____1. finally finished the project we had been working on for months.
____2. shouldnt aunt lucia have called the house by now?
____3. whenever i see a full moon, my mind.
____4. the fog obscured the skyscrapers, a soft rain began to fall.
____5. never had she seen so many chickens in one place!
____6. exactly what he had wanted to happen.
____7. quickly, he ran to the fence, the horses had escaped during the night.
____8. in the middle of the night, as the howling increased, the children shivering in their beds.
____9. do you want the fish, or would you rather have one of the pasta dishes?
____10. the telephone number to call in the event of an emergency.
____11. holding the old book under a strong light, she could see some faint writing.
____12. before we paint, we have a lot of preparation to do, we will need to remove books from the shelves.
____13. dont forget to buy some drop cloths at the hardware store for painting!
____14. all of the dry ingredients, including flour, sugar, and butter.
____15. let the bread dough rise for an hour, form it into circles for bagels.

Explanation:

1. Sentence Fragment (SF): There is no subject. "Finally finished..." lacks a doer of the action.
2. Complete Sentence (CS): It has an independent clause with a subject ("Aunt Lucia") and a verb phrase ("shouldn't... have called").
3. Sentence Fragment (SF): The clause "Whenever I see a full moon" is a dependent clause, and "my mind" doesn't complete the thought.
4. Run - on Sentence (RO): Two independent clauses ("The fog obscured the skyscrapers" and "a soft rain began to fall") are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction.
5. Complete Sentence (CS): It is an inverted independent clause with a subject ("she") and a verb phrase ("had seen").
6. Sentence Fragment (SF): It is a noun phrase ("Exactly what he had wanted to happen") without a main verb to form a complete thought.
7. Run - on Sentence (RO): Two independent clauses ("Quickly, he ran to the fence" and "the horses had escaped during the night") are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction.
8. Sentence Fragment (SF): "In the middle of the night" is a prepositional phrase, "as the howling increased" is a dependent clause, and "the children shivering in their beds" is a noun phrase without a main verb.
9. Complete Sentence (CS): It has two independent clauses joined by the conjunction "or".
10. Sentence Fragment (SF): It is a noun phrase ("The telephone number to call in the event of an emergency") without a main verb.
11. Complete Sentence (CS): It has a participle phrase ("Holding the old book under a strong light") and an independent clause ("she could see some faint writing").
12. Run - on Sentence (RO): Three parts: "Before we paint" (dependent clause), "we have a lot of preparation to do" (independent clause), and "we will need to remove books from the shelves" (independent clause). The independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction.
13. Complete Sentence (CS): It is an imperative sentence (a type of independent clause).
14. Sentence Fragment (SF): It is a noun phrase ("All of the dry ingredients, including flour, sugar, and butter") without a main verb.
15. Run - on Sentence (RO): Two independent clauses ("Let the bread dough rise for an hour" and "form it into circles for bagels") are joined without proper punctuation or a conjunction.

Answer:

1. SF
2. CS
3. SF
4. RO
5. CS
6. SF
7. RO
8. SF
9. CS
10. SF
11. CS
12. RO
13. CS
14. SF
15. RO