5-Minute Write

On a piece of paper, write about a time

you were proud of yourself.
 I had the craziest dream the other night my
cousin Jacob and I were on the run from the law.
Apparently we were wizards and the law was
cracking down on magic so, we obviously had to
go into hiding but I lost track of Jacob and then I
got picked up by a cop but I was able to convince
him that the government was corrupt and that he
should take me to my escape boat.
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Know What Learned

Write what you KNOW about:

• Comma Splices • Run-on Sentences

• Independent Clauses • Dependent Clauses

• Coordinating Conjunctions • Compound Sentences

Next, write what you WANT to know about these topics

Sentence Fluency  

Identifying comma splices, run-on sentences and

fragments, and how to avoid them!
What is a clause?
A part of a sentence that includes a subject and a verb.

Independent Clause

• Can stand on its own and function as a complete sentence

Dependent Clause

• Relies on something else to create a complete sentence

 Clauses

While the power was out, I lit some candles.

Dependent Independent
clause clause
 When a dependent clause comes before an
Rule #1 independent clause, you must join the two
together with a comma.

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While the power was out  I lit some candles.

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When I went to school I spent so much time on my computer.

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If I am bored over the weekend  all I do is make TikToks.
 Rule #2
When a dependent clause comes after an
independent clause, no punctuation is needed.

I lit some candles while the power was out.

I spend so much time on my computer when I go to school.

All I do is make TikToks when I am bored over the weekend.

 Compound
Sentences
What does that mean?
What is a compound sentence?
A sentence with more than one subject and
predicate

Example: I really want to go to the park, but I

am too sick to go.
 When two independent clauses are connected

Rule #3 with a conjunction, use a comma before the

conjunction.

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The game was over  but the crowd refused to leave.

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The teacher explained  yet I still didn't understand.

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The test is tomorrow  so the students are studying tonight.
 Can you make these into compound
sentences?
The boy wanted to go to the park. He wanted to go to the
zoo.

I love to go fishing. I do not have a boat.

I am very hungry. I am going to go to the store.

The girl could not decide if she wanted to go to the

playground. She also wanted to go to the mall.
 Continued
The boy wanted to go to the park, and he wanted
to go to the zoo.

I love to go fishing, but I do not have a boat.

I am very hungry, so I am going to the store.

The girl could not decide if she wanted to go to the

playground or if she wanted to go to the mall.
Semicolons
 Connecting
• A semicolon can connect two sentences that are closely related.
• The two sentences must be complete sentences.
Examples:
• I went to the grocery store today. I bought a ton of fruit.
• I went to the grocery store today; I bought a ton of fruit.
• She didn't see the other car coming. Now her car has a huge dent.
• She didn't see the other car coming; now her car has a huge dent.
Fix These sentences
• I ran as fast as I could, I made it to the train with a
second to spare.
• I learned an important lesson, gorillas don't like to
be teased.
• The candy bar hovered there, stuck in the machine,
I shook it until I was out of breath but no luck.
 Answers
• I ran as fast as I could; I made it to the train with a
second to spare.

• I learned an important lesson; gorillas don't like to

be teased.

• The candy bar hovered there, stuck in the machine;

I shook it until I was out of breath but no luck.
Buy My Sentence!

Sentence
Auction
 Auction Rules

• Each group has $23 to spend to buy

4 sentences to edit
• Groups will have 10 seconds to
decide of they want to buy the
sentence
• Sentences can be correct, be a run-
on, or contain a comma splice
• Bids max out at $6
Practice Screen

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The roads are bad, making my
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The rain fell on Abby’s blonde hair,
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.  I went to the store today, we
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My boss told me to text Jimmy the
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 Nancy never stops talking, she
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 They ran together, they played
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The clock says it’s 4 pm, it is
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I bought a coat, it did not fit.

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 I have a big test tomorrow I can’t
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 The Sun is out
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 She is hungry she ate a whole
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   Lila enjoyed the bouquet of tulips
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Jamie ran 4 miles, he is very
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 Mint chocolate chip is the best ice
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 The circus is here, they don’t
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 Tte townspeople lined the streets, they heard a
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 Liam sneezed, the teacher gave
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 Ralph was born in Cleveland, he
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 Jen must do her homework,
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 Coca-Cola is better than Pepsi;
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Jon picked out all the raisins, he
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The cat rolled over and yawned,
he promptly fell back asleep.

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 NOW
Together, correct the sentences
by writing them on a separate
piece of paper.
 Edit your 5-Minute Write

1. Fix any sentence fragments, comma splices, and

run-on sentences.

2. Combined sentences to make compound

sentences AND/ OR add compound sentences.
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Know What Learned

Now:

Write about something new you LEARNED today.