A complete sentence needs 5 things.
It begins with a CAPITAL letter.
It ends with a mark.?!
It has a subject.
It has a verb.
It makes sense!
A complete sentence states a complete thought.
A fragment is an incomplete sentence.
A fragment is just part of a sentence; it's missing:
a subject
a verb
a complete thought.
A run on is more than one sentence that hasn't been combined correctly.
A run on is usually missing a conjunction to properly
join the 2 ideas together.
EX: I went to the game the Mavericks won.
This sentence has 2 sentences combined
with no conjunction.
SN V
My mom went to the store yesterday.
- complete!
V
Went to the store yesterday.
- WHO went? My grandma?
It's missing the subject
SN
At the store yesterday, my mom.
- What did my mom do?
...slipped and fell? ...bought me an apple?
It's missing the verb.
SN V
After my mom went to the store.
- What happened after?
Not a complete thought.
It's missing a clause (an idea).
Starting sentences with subordinate conjunctions
means the sentence needs a second half.
It leaves you hanging.