Complete Sentences

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and includes at least 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 an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and may lack a subject, a verb, or both.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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Identify the subject in the sentence: 'She ran to the mailbox.'

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The subject is 'She'.

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

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CCSS.L.3.1I

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'He is going to practice today.'

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The verb is 'is going'.

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CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

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What is the main difference between a complete and an incomplete sentence?

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The main difference is that a complete sentence expresses a full thought, while an incomplete sentence does not.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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Provide an example of a complete sentence.

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An example of a complete sentence is: 'The dog barked loudly.'

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

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Provide an example of an incomplete sentence.

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An example of an incomplete sentence is: 'Because I was late.'

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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What punctuation mark typically ends a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence typically ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.K.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

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What is a fragment in writing?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is often a part of a sentence.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

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How can you fix an incomplete sentence?

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You can fix an incomplete sentence by adding the missing subject or verb to make it a complete thought.

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CCSS.L.4.1F