Fragments and Run-ons

A FRAGMENT is ____

• A complete sentence

• An incomplete setence

A subject is a ___

• action

• link between the verb and predicate

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Select all that a verb can be

• action

• linking

• opposite meaning

• person, place, thing

What question would help us identify the subject in a sentence?

• What is it doing?

• How did it do the action?

• Who or what is doing the verb?

• What does it have?

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

Select the 3 components we need to have a complete sentence.

• Subject

• Verb

• Must make sense on its own

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Complete or incomplete sentence? Sarah swims to the shore.

• Complete sentence

• Incomplete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Complete or incomplete sentence? The old man and his dog

• Complete sentence

• Incomplete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Complete or incomplete sentence? Jimmy running late to class this morning

• Complete sentence

• Incomplete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Complete or incomplete sentence? In the morning, the police visit.

• Complete sentence

• Incomplete sentence

Answer explanation

The part "In the morning," is called a DEPENDENT CLAUSE. It is the predicate, or extra information after what the verb is. The only difference is, that part can be moved to the beginning of the sentence with a comma after it!

It would still make complete sense if it was written as "The police visit in the morning."

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

Complete or incomplete sentence? Because the rain fell

• Complete sentence

• Incomplete sentence

Answer explanation

We do NOT use the word "because" to start a complete sentence. This is a subordinating conjunction. That means, it makes the sentence incomplete and needs more detail or explanation.

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CCSS.L.11-12.1