Correcting Run-Ons and Fragments Read the sentences. First, identify if the error is a run-on or a fragment. Then, rewrite the s
entence 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.
The are two different clauses in this sentence. One is the dependent and the other is the independent. The independent clause is the one that can stand alone. It is a complete sentence on its own. The dependent clause is the one that is left an incomplete sentence.
