Identifying Sentences and Fragments

What is a sentence?

• A group of words that expresses a complete thought

• A group of unrelated words

• A group of words that expresses an incomplete thought

• A single word

What are the two essential parts of a sentence?

• Verb and noun

• Subject and predicate

• Predicate and verb

• Subject and object

In the sentence 'The monkey did a handstand', what is the subject?

• Handstand

• The monkey

• A handstand

• Did

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• After he buckled his seatbelt

• Went on a trip to Alaska

• In the deli on the corner of Fifth and Main

• The cat chowed on her ice cream

What is a fragment?

• A separated sentence part that does not express a complete thought

• A long sentence

• A complete sentence

• A group of words with a subject and predicate

Identify the fragment: 'Ran as fast as they could'

• It is a complete sentence

• It is a complete sentence but too short

• It is a fragment because it lacks a subject

• It is a fragment because it lacks a predicate

Identify the fragment: 'In the deli on the corner of Fifth and Main'

• It is a fragment because it lacks both a subject and a predicate

• It is a fragment because it lacks a predicate

• It is a fragment because it lacks a subject

• It is a complete sentence

Identify the complete sentence: 'The fish wore glasses'

• It is a fragment because it lacks a subject

• It is a fragment because it lacks a predicate

• It is a complete sentence

• It is a fragment because it lacks both a subject and a predicate

Identify the fragment: 'Doing a very fine job'

• It is a fragment because it lacks both a subject and a predicate

• It is a complete sentence

• It is a fragment because it lacks a subject

• It is a fragment because it lacks a predicate

Identify the complete sentence: 'Bob panicked'

• It is a fragment because it lacks both a subject and a predicate

• It is a complete sentence

• It is a fragment because it lacks a predicate

• It is a fragment because it lacks a subject