Complete Sentences & Fragments

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What is a complete sentence?

Back

A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is missing either a subject or a verb.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

Identify this: 'Sheila was mad and she ran off.'

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Complete Sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

Identify this: 'Then I put the backpack on the living room sofa.'

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Complete Sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

Identify this: 'My mother opened the backpack to see what homework I had.'

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Complete Sentence

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

Identify this: 'Yesterday when I got off the school bus.'

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Fragment

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Front

Identify this: 'My brother wasn't home from school yet.'

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Complete Sentence

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1D

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What are the two main types of sentences?

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The two main types of sentences are complete sentences and fragments.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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What does a complete sentence need to have?

Back

A complete sentence needs to have a subject and a verb.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

Can a fragment stand alone as a sentence?

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No, a fragment cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.

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CCSS.L.4.1F