Sentence Fragments

Front

What is a complete sentence?

Back

A complete sentence expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.

Front

What is a sentence fragment?

Back

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

Front

Identify the complete sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.' or 'Barking loudly in the park.'

Back

The dog barked loudly.

Front

Identify the fragment: 'After the rain stopped.' or 'The sun came out.'

Back

After the rain stopped.

Front

What is the main purpose of a subject in a sentence?

Back

The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about.

Front

What is the main purpose of a predicate in a sentence?

Back

The predicate tells us what the subject does or is.

Front

Is 'Running through the fields.' a complete sentence or a fragment?

Back

Fragment.

Front

Is 'She enjoys reading books.' a complete sentence or a fragment?

Back

Complete sentence.

Front

What is an example of a sentence fragment?

Back

'Because I was tired.' (This does not express a complete thought.)

Front

How can you fix a sentence fragment?

Back

By adding the missing subject or predicate to make it a complete thought.