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Is Deep in thought. Betty studied for her english exam a fragment or run-on?

This is a run-on sentence.

Here's why:

* Two independent clauses: "Deep in thought" is a complete thought, and "Betty studied for her English exam" is also a complete thought.

* No conjunction or punctuation: There's no word like "and", "but", "or", "so", etc. to connect the two clauses, and there's no semicolon or period to separate them.

To fix it, you could:

* Add a conjunction: "Deep in thought, and Betty studied for her English exam."

* Add a semicolon: "Deep in thought; Betty studied for her English exam."

* Make it two separate sentences: "Deep in thought. Betty studied for her English exam."

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