Fragments and complete sentences

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Fragment: a piece of a sentence that cannot stand alone and ends with a period.

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is a piece of a sentence that cannot stand on its own and ends with a period.

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Does not express a complete thought:

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Dependent Clause

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Subject of the sentence: Mrs. Hoover and Fiona went to the park for fresh air.

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Mrs. Hoover and Fiona

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Complete predicate of: Peter was a troubled young man

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was a troubled young man

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She ran.

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complete sentence

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After we swam is the great big pool.

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fragment

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Subject of a sentence is also called:

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noun

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The predicate is also called:

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verb

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Grocery store visit required a mask.

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complete sentence

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Northlake Early College High School is holding auditions for the new school play in October.

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complete sentence