I told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time, we will treat him with a decongestant.
A) complete sentence
B) fragment
C) run-on
Sounds like a complete sentence, but it could be a run-on that could be fixed with "and we will treat him"?
i think its a complete sentence
It's a tricky one for sure Thanks for your input jman
It's a run-on sentence. It has two independent clauses.
Good observation! To determine if the given statement is a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run-on, we need to consider a few things.
A complete sentence must have a subject (the person or thing doing the action) and a predicate (the action or state of being). In the given statement, "I told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time" forms a complete sentence because it has both a subject ("I") and a predicate ("told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time").
The second part, "we will treat him with a decongestant," also meets the criteria of a complete sentence. It has the subject ("we") and the predicate ("will treat him with a decongestant").
So, the given statement is a combination of two complete sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction ("and"). Therefore, it is a run-on sentence. To fix it, you can separate the two complete sentences using a period, semicolon, or coordinating conjunction followed by a comma.
Here are three possible ways to correct the run-on sentence:
1) I told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time. We will treat him with a decongestant.
2) I told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time; we will treat him with a decongestant.
3) I told him that I can find no sign of infection at this time, and we will treat him with a decongestant.
Note: The choice between using a period, semicolon, or coordinating conjunction depends on the intended meaning and flow of the sentence.