Question

Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments Read the sentences. First, identify if the error is a run-on or a fragment. Then, rewrite the sentence and correct the error. Remember that there are dierent ways to correct sentence errors. Think about what you know about sentence variety and the components of a sentence. 1. The author shows the same theme through dierent events in both stories, the character reacts to the events similarly. 2. The name of the character who helps is. Hercules. 3. Pinocchio was. A puppet. 4. Icarus, the son of Daedalus, tries to escape using the wings his father created he flies too close to the sun. 5. Both Icarus and Pinocchio are. They are characters who don’t listen to their parents.

Answer 1

1. Run-on. Rewritten: The author shows the same theme through different events in both stories. The character reacts to the events similarly.

2. Fragment. Rewritten: The name of the character who helps is Hercules.

3. Fragment. Rewritten: Pinocchio was a puppet.

4. Run-on. Rewritten: Icarus, the sun on Daedalus, tries to escape using the wings his father created. He flies too close to the sun.

5. Fragment. Rewritten: Both Icarus and Pinocchio are characters who don't listen to their parents.